austriamicrosystems Extends Its 0.35um CMOS Process Family with Advanced Low Threshold Devices; New Process Module Offers Enhanced Supply Voltage Range and Devices Optimized for Implementation in Battery Powered Applications.UNTERPREMSTAETTEN, Austria -- austriamicrosystems` (SWX SWX Swiss Exchange (trademark of SWX Swiss Exchange) SWX SolidWorks (3D solid modeling CAD software) SWX Splitter / Wave Division Multiplexer :AMS AMS - Andrew Message System ) business unit Full Service Foundry announced today at the 43rd Design Automation Conference (DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter ) in San Francisco a further extension of its foundry technology portfolio with an advanced low threshold (LVT LVT Land Value Taxation LVT Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT Licensed Veterinary Technician LVT Lars Von Trier (Danish filmmaker) LVT Low Volume Terminal LVT Luxury Vinyl Tile LVT Local Virtual Time LVT Low Voltage Technology ) 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. process option based on its proven 0.35um analog CMOS (C35) technology. The new LVT process option offers a set of 3.3V and 5.0V NMOS (N-Channel MOS) Pronounced "n-moss." A type of microelectronic circuit used for logic and memory chips. NMOS transistors are faster than their PMOS counterpart and more of them can be put on a single chip. It is also used in CMOS design. See MOSFET. and PMOS (Positive channel MOS) Pronounced "p-moss." A type of microelectronic circuit in which the base material is positively charged. PMOS transistors were used in the first microprocessors and are still used in CMOS. devices with threshold voltages as low as 0.4V, while keeping all other MOS and bipolar devices unchanged. Process modularity enables CMOS IP reuse as well as using this new LVT module in combination with other austriamicrosystems proprietary specialty technologies based on the 0.35um platform. Wide supply voltage range (1.2V to 5.5V), high integration density and optimization for high-speed makes the 0.35um LVT CMOS process an ideal technology for high performance analog standard products such as supervisory circuits for microprocessors implemented in portable applications. The strong market growth in handheld applications is therefore driving an increasing demand for products utilizing the LVT process option. "Device performance and rigorous modularity were our key objectives in developing this set of advanced LVT devices. Any combinations with existing CMOS, High-Voltage CMOS, embedded EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. or Flash processes are possible," explains Martin Schrems, Director Process Development & Implementation at austriamicrosystems. "The extension of our 0.35um analog CMOS technology portfolio with this new LVT module reinforces austriamicrosystems' commitment to provide our customers with best-in-class analog semiconductor process technology, manufacturing and services. Our 0.35um technology platform can now support even the most demanding analog low power product requirements," adds Peter Gasteiner, Senior Vice President and General Manager of austriamicrosystems' business unit Full Service Foundry. The LVT process option is complemented by industry-leading analog characterization and circuit simulation models implemented in the easy to use austriamicrosystems' design environment, known as HIT-Kit. In addition to highly accurate silicon proven models the HIT-Kit includes rigorous design rule and layout verification run sets, digital and analog libraries as well as a full set of memory blocks. About austriamicrosystems austriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, combining almost 25 years of analog design capabilities and system know-how with its own state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems leverages its expertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leading customized and standard analog products. Operating worldwide with more than 900 employees, austriamicrosystems focuses on the areas of power management, sensors & sensor interfaces, portable audio and car access in its markets Communications, Industry & Medical and Automotive, complemented by its Full Service Foundry activities. austriamicrosystems is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange SWX Swiss Exchange An all-electronic securities exchange formed from the 1995 merger of exchanges in Geneva, Basel, and Zurich. The exchange offers trading in equity securities, investment funds, exchange-traded funds, bonds, Eurobonds, and options. in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS). For more information please visit www.austriamicrosystems.com |
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