Phasor Solutions Selects TowerJazz for Transceiver Chipset for Mobile Broadband Service.High Performance 155GHz SiGe BiCMOS Process Chosen over Traditional GaAs Used in Phased Array Radar LONDON & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Phasor Phasor can refer to:
BWCS Bretton Woods Community School (UK) BWCS Blue Water Composite Squadron (US Air Force Auxiliary) , a London-based firm that studies the telecommunications industry. Phasor chose TowerJazz's 155GHz SiGe BiCMOS process over traditional GaAs solutions used in phased array radar due to its ability to operate in the required 12GHz to 15GHz band and for its integration capabilities allowing for multiple analog and digital functions to be integrated into a single chip. As a result, the process enables a reduction in component count, cost and complexities associated with multiple discrete devices. In addition, due to the expected market demand for this transceiver chipset, proven high volume manufacturing capability was a necessary condition for a foundry partner. By using phased array antennas and adjusting the relative phase of the signal received by (or transmitted from) each antenna element, it is possible to electronically steer the beam to point precisely in a given direction and to dynamically adjust the beam direction to compensate for movements of the antenna or satellite. Phasor's first high gain antennas are designed for the roofs of trains. These antennas, working at Ku-Band, are 3 cm high. Phasor offers a conformal, modular and low height antenna design, a 10x cost reduction versus conventional phased array antennas, and robust and scalable production capabilities. The SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. 18HX process offered by TowerJazz includes high performance 0.18-micron SiGe Bipolar and high quality passive elements combined with high density 0.18-micron CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , well-suited for high-speed networking and millimeter wave applications. This leading edge process achieves an Ft of 155GHz and an Fmax of 200GHz, an optimal choice for a variety of high frequency applications. Six layers of metal are standard with deep trench and metal resistor options. "We chose TowerJazz for the manufacture of chipsets for our high performance phased array antennas due to the features of its SiGe BiCMOS process which met our high frequency requirements and is ideal for this type of application. This specialty technology, together with advanced design kits and high volume manufacturing capability proved to be a winning combination for us," said Vito Levi D'Ancona, Chief Executive Officer, Phasor Solutions. "We are excited to be an enabler for this innovative technology which addresses the need for high data rate communications and satellite-based systems for mobile broadband solutions on trains and in the future, airplanes. We continue to push the performance limits of silicon-based technology to provide a lower cost and higher integration alternative to GaAs, allowing customers to access new and larger markets with high frequency products such as the one announced here," said Dr. Marco Racanelli, Senior Vice President and General Manager for the RF & High Performance Analog and Aerospace & Defense Business Groups at TowerJazz. About Phasor Solutions Phasor Solutions was founded by Anglo Scientific Ltd and Richard Mayo in 2005 to develop flat and conformal high gain antennas to fit on the roof of moving vehicles. Since then, Phasor has raised venture capital funding through a supportive pool of investors and has built a strong team around founder Richard Mayo, a very experienced circuit designer "looking for an opportunity to repeat or exceed previous success." For more information please visit www.phasorsolutions.com. About TowerJazz Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TSEM TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (stock symbol) TSEM Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy TSEM TOW System Evaluation Missile , TASE TASE Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TASE The All Seeing Eye TASE Tactical Air Support Element TASE Thrust Assessment Support Environment TASE Telecontrol Application Service Elements (IEC communications protocol) : TSEM), the global specialty foundry leader and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz, manufacturing integrated circuits with geometries ranging from 1.0 to 0.13-micron. TowerJazz provides industry leading design enablement tools to allow complex designs to be achieved quickly and more accurately and offers a broad range of customizable process technologies including SiGe, BiCMOS, Mixed-Signal and RFCMOS, CMOS Image Sensor A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. , Power Management (BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) The storage of numbers in which each decimal digit is converted into binary and is stored in a single character or byte. For example, a 12-digit number would take 12 bytes. See binary numbers. ), and Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) as well as MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. capabilities. To provide world-class customer service, TowerJazz maintains two manufacturing facilities in Israel and one in the U.S. with additional capacity available in China through manufacturing partnerships. For more information, please visit www.towerjazz.com. Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied by such forward-looking statements. A complete discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements included in this press release or which may otherwise affect Tower and/or Jazz's business is included under the heading "Risk Factors" in Tower's most recent filings on Forms 20-F, F-3, F-4 and 6-K, as were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the Israel Securities Authority and Jazz's most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as were filed with the SEC, respectively. Tower and Jazz do not intend to update, and expressly disclaim any obligation to update, the information contained in this release. |
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