ON Semiconductor Offers High-Speed, Silicon Germanium, Data- and Clock Management Devices in Smaller, Robust QFN Package.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2003

Small 3 mm x 3 mm packaging delivers a 44 percent

space savings and improved thermal performance

Continuing to expand its presence in the high-speed data- and clock management components market, ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) today announced that all ICs in its silicon germanium (SiGe) Gigacomm(TM) family are now available in smaller 16-pin Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) packages -- that offer board-space-savings along with significantly improved thermal characteristics when compared to other packages used in the industrial grade temperature range.

Gigacomm(TM) devices are now fully rated from -40(degree) C to +85(degree) C in the QFN package. Measuring 3 mm by 3 mm, these devices offer a size reduction of 44 percent as compared to Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA) packages.

QFN Packaging

The QFN package delivers performance equivalent to the Gigacomm(TM) devices offered in FCBGA packages, but significantly reduces utilized board space and improves thermal performance. Junction temperature for the QFN is just 55(degree) C per watt (W) of power consumption. Combining innovative design, SiGe process technology, and QFN packaging, ON Semiconductor's family of data- and clock-management Gigacomm(TM) ICs deliver as much as 12 gigahertz (GHz) with margin to spare.

GigaComm(TM) Technology

Gigacomm(TM) offers unbeatable performance at a price unattainable by the gallium arsenide-based competition. ON Semiconductor first introduced this silicon germanium (SiGe) based technology with a family of high-speed clock and data management integrated circuits that deliver greater than 10 gigahertz (GHz) performance at a price closer to Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) solutions. This outstanding performance makes GigaComm(TM) devices ideal for the growing enterprise networking, broadband telecommunications, automated test equipment and medical imaging markets.

The Gigacomm(TM) family of devices offers a wide range of functionality at speeds above 12 gigahertz (GHz) in some cases. Rise and fall times for these devices are typically 40 picoseconds (ps) with jitter dips down into the femtosecond range. All Gigacomm(TM) devices offer ON Semiconductor's AnyLevel(TM) input technology that accepts Negative Emitter Coupled Logic (NECL), Positive Emitter Coupled Logic (PECL), Current Mode Logic (CML), Low Voltage CMOS, Low Voltage Transistor-Transistor Logic (LVTTL), or Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS).

The Devices

-- The NBSG11 is a 2.5 V or 3.3 V SiGe Differential Clock Driver

that reproduces the input clock signal in the form of two

identical output signals. The output signal is Reduced Swing

Emitter Coupled Logic (RSECL) to reduce power consumption. In

16-pin QFN, it is priced at $23.86 per unit in 10,000 unit

quantities.

-- The NBSG14 is a 2.5V or 3.3V SiGe Differential Clock Driver

with a 1:4 fan-out and RSECL Outputs. In a 16-pin QFN, it is

priced at $28.62 per unit in 10,000 unit quantities.

-- The NBSG16 is a 2.5 V or 3.3 V SiGe Differential

Receiver/Driver with RSECL Outputs. In a 16-pin QFN, priced at

$20.00 per unit in 10,000 unit quantities.

-- The NBSG16VS offers Variable Swing outputs. The output signal

amplitude is expanded from 100 mV to 750 mV - depending on the

input to a control pin - offering maximum design flexibility.

In a 16-pin QFN, it is priced at $22.51 per unit in 10,000

unit quantities.

-- The NBSG53A is a 2.5 V or 3.3 V SiGe device that serves dual

roles as a selectable, differential, clock and data D

Flip-Flop and a Clock Divider with divide by one or two

capability. The reset function allows for changes in state and

the Output Level Select (OLS) technology can vary the output

between 100 mV and 800 mV in five incremental steps. In a

16-pin QFN, it is priced at $22.57 per unit in 10,000 unit

quantities.

-- The NBSG86A is a 2.5 V or 3.3 V SiGe Differential Smart Gate

with Output Level Select. It offers programmable flexibility

to choose between AND/NAND, OR/NOR, XOR/XNOR or 2:1

multiplexing capabilities. It offers all of the primary logic

functions at break-neck speeds for high performance

applications. In a 16-pin QFN, it is priced at $20.00 per unit

in 10,000 unit quantities.

Evaluation and demonstration boards are available for all Gigacomm devices. All the devices are also available in wafer form to offer additional design flexibility.

About ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor offers an extensive portfolio of power- and data-management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components that address the design needs of today's sophisticated electronic products, appliances and automobiles. For more information visit ON Semiconductor's Web site at http://www.onsemi.com.

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