Tower Semiconductor Selects Celestry for Modeling and Characterization Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Design Automation Conference 2002 NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2002 Design Automation Conference-Celestry Design Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of Silicon Accurate Sign-off(TM) technology for the semiconductor and electronics industry, announced today that Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE:TSEM TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (stock symbol) TSEM Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy TSEM TOW System Evaluation Missile ) has selected Celestry's device-model parameter extraction products and characterization services for Tower's 0.18-micron process and new Fab-2 technologies. In addition, Celestry is providing Tower with a variety of analog device Analog device is apparatus that measures continuous information. The measured analog signal has an infinite number of possible values. The only limitation on resolution is the accuracy of the measuring device. models for its submicron designs. Tower chose Celestry's device-model development product BSIMPro+(TM) for device-model extraction and selected the company's Celestry Labs services for process characterization. Tower decided to work with Celestry because Celestry is recognized as the leading provider of the most precise and complete DC-to-RF modeling software and services for physical design. "Our engineers believe that the accuracy and precision of the Celestry products are best-in-class," noted Dr. Itzhak Edrei, vice president of research and development for Tower. "The Celestry team's knowledge and assistance have been key assets in quickly establishing our modeling projects." "Tower is well known for providing excellent service and solutions to its customers, and we are pleased to support Tower's Fab-2 offerings," said Dr. Zhihong Liu, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Celestry. "Celestry's modeling solutions have been chosen by almost all of the world's leading silicon manufacturers and the agreement with Tower further confirms our leadership in device modeling for traditional 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. technology." Tower will utilize Celestry Labs' modeling and characterization services for device development and fast prototyping and Celestry's BSIMPro+ to enhance Tower's model self-extraction capabilities. Tower and Celestry at DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter A 0.18-micron wafer manufactured by Tower is on display in the Celestry booth (#1842) at the Design Automation Conference (www.dac.com) here this week. About Celestry Celestry is the leading provider of physical design products that enable integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for designers to achieve optimal performance from semiconductor process technologies. The Company offers software and services to electronic and semiconductor companies involved with the design of chips that are used in networking, communication, multimedia and computing products. Celestry Design Technologies, Inc. is headquartered at 2560 Junction Avenue. 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. , CA 95134, USA. For more information visit www.celestry.com, email info@celestry.com or call 408/451-1210. About Tower Headquartered in Migdal Haemek, Israel, Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is an independent wafer manufacturer strategically focused on advanced flash memory and CMOS image-sensor technologies. Tower provides manufacturing and turnkey services for integrated circuits (ICs) on silicon wafers in geometries from 1.0 to 0.35 microns, using its leading-edge technological capabilities and the proprietary designs of its customers. Tower is now prototyping 0.18-micron products in its new fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. facility, Fab 2. When complete, Fab 2 will offer 0.18-micron and below process technologies, produce up to 33,000 200mm wafers per month and employ approximately 1,100 people. Fab 2 features advanced CMOS technology licensed from Toshiba Corporation (NIKKEI:TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). ), as well as foundry-standard technology, which is applicable to digital, mixed-signal, CMOS image-sensor and flash memory processes. Tower maintains a Web site at www.towersemi.com. Notes to Editors: Acronyms and definitions: BiCMOS: Semiconductor process BJT See bipolar. : Bipolar Junction Transistor CMOS: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor See CMOS. (integrated circuit) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (CMOS) A semiconductor fabrication technology using a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor material to achieve low power dissipation. DC: Direct Current (usually refers to low frequency) IC: Integrated Circuit RF: Radio Frequency (usually refers to very high frequencies in the tens of giga-hertz and above) BSIMPro+, Celestry, the Celestry logo and Silicon-Accurate Sign-off are trademarks of Celestry Design Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks and tradenames are the property of their respective owners. |
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