TSMC Accelerates Customer Competitiveness with Technology Platforms; Technology Platform Strategy Focuses on Services for Markets and Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2004 Acknowledging that the key to success in the semiconductor industry is time to volume, TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TSM TSM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Transportation System Management TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (stock symbol) TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ) today unveiled a technology platform strategy that combines process technology with features and services that provide designers with the tools required to attain market- and applications-focused leadership. The strategy realigns TSMC process technologies as Advanced Technology Platforms or Mainstream Technology Platforms, and associates them with features and services designed to enable fast time to volume. "TSMC's Technology Platform Strategy recognizes that collaborations at the leading edge of semiconductor technology with early adopters and third-party vendors are fundamentally different than collaborations that take place at the mainstream," said Dr. Kenneth Kin, vice president of sales and marketing at TSMC. "The Technology Platform Strategy redefines the way in which we deploy feature technologies and services to maximize their value to customers who want to accelerate their leadership in certain markets and applications." TSMC's Advanced Technology Platform, which currently includes 0.13-micron, 90nm and 65nm nodes, responds to the semiconductor industry's performance needs. It includes advanced 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. logic and mixed-signal/RF processes that are at the leading edge of the ITRS ITRS International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors ITRS International Terrestrial Reference System ITRS International Transaction Reporting System (EU) ITRS International Technical Rescue Symposium roadmap. Services in support of the Advanced Technology Platform include intensive design for manufacturability (DFM DFM Design for Manufacturing (newsletter) DFM Design for Manufacturability DFM Dubai Financial Market DFM Delphi Form (computer filename extension) DFM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Diesel Fuel Marine ) collaboration and design support from TSMC's design services division; scheduled CyberShuttle and back-end services; and access to TSMC's industry-leading mask production shop. The Advanced Technology Platform is ideal for applications such as advanced processors or cellular base station products. TSMC's Mainstream Technology Platform consists of a collection of product-proven process technologies ranging from 0.5-micron node to 0.15-micron node, which are expected to continue to grow in production volume. In addition to many of the services available in the Advanced Technology Platform, the Mainstream Technology Platform has a robust feature set, including embedded and non-volatile memories, mixed-signal and RF options, high voltage The term high voltage characterizes electrical circuits, in which the voltage used is the cause of particular safety concerns and insulation requirements. High voltage is used in electrical power distribution, in cathode ray tubes, to generate X-rays and particle beams, to devices, SiGe BiCMOS and 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. technologies. The Mainstream Technology Platform is best suited for image sensor, LCD driver and PC peripherals markets, among others. Together, TSMC's Advanced Technology and Mainstream Technology platforms meet the industry's broadest range of IC design requirements in the widest possible vista of applications. TSMC's goal is to provide the optimum, most complete and easiest to use set of process technologies and ready to use services for the fastest time to market, time to volume and time to revenue. About TSMC TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry industry's largest portfolio of process-proven library, IP, design tools and reference flows. The company operates one advanced 300mm wafer fab, five eight-inch fabs and one six-inch wafer fab. TSMC also has substantial capacity commitments at joint venture fab SSMC SSMC Sound Shore Medical Center (New Rochelle, New York) SSMC Sustainable San Mateo County SSMC Symbology Standards Management Committee SSMC Sungei Way Subang Methodist Church SSMC Surveillance Strike Maneuver Capability SSMC St. and at its wholly-owned subsidiary, WaferTech. In early 2001, TSMC became the first IC manufacturer to announce a 90-nm technology alignment program with its customers. TSMC's corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC see http://www.tsmc.com. |
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