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JAZZ SEMICONDUCTOR ANNOUNCES TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Company to Highlight New Process Offerings, Design Kit and Modeling
Features to Enable Advanced Analog Integration
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 15, 2006
-- Jazz Semiconductor, an independent pure-play wafer foundry focused
primarily on specialty CMOS process technologies, today announced
it will host a Technology Review on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 in San
Jose, California featuring High Voltage CMOS, Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS
(BCD), RFCMOS and SiGe BiCMOS processes for the manufacture of highly
integrated analog systems-on-chip (SOCs), a concept often relegated
to the digital realm.
The Jazz Technology Review will provide an overview of the company's
business including its analog foundry model, new process offerings,
and its design kit and modeling features that enable advanced analog
integration for next-generation wireless, power management, high
speed networking and data storage products. In addition, Jazz will
feature a Question and Answer Panel on the topic of Designing and
Selling Analog SOCs.
"The Technology Review will provide both our existing customers
and potential business partners with a view of the latest process
technologies offered by Jazz as well as the benefits of modularity
in chip design and manufacturing," said Marco Racanelli, vice president
of technology and engineering, Jazz Semiconductor. "In addition
to presenting an aggressive roadmap to enable next-generation RF
ICs, Jazz will use this forum to provide a foundry perspective on
what is being put in place to serve power management markets that
are demanding high voltage technology in a pure-play model."
Among Jazz Semiconductor's new process offerings is the recently
announced, industry proven 0.5 micron, 40V Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD)
process targeted for power management ICs and high performance amplifiers
and drivers required for consumer applications. Primarily offered
exclusively by integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), BCD process
technology incorporates, into a single foundry process flow, what
are typically three different process types: bipolar, for analog
control; CMOS, for digital control; and DMOS, for handling the high
voltages required for managing on-chip or system power. This recent
announcement underscores Jazz Semiconductor's commitment to expand
beyond its core foundation of high speed analog and RF into the
emerging power management and high voltage markets. Jazz has completed
the rollout of design kits and has published its multi-project wafer
(MPW) schedule for the new BCD process.
In addition, Jazz will be highlighting both its 0.13µm SiGe BiCMOS
processes; SBL13, which supports a low cost bipolar module for higher
levels of digital integration coupled with analog and RF features
for low cost wireless products, and SBC13, a fully featured SiGe
BiCMOS process for higher performance, more highly integrated products.
Jazz executives will also discuss the importance of accurate, comprehensive
modeling in Analog and RF and how the company is bridging the design
and manufacturing gap by pairing modular processes with modular
design infrastructure. Jazz will elaborate on its existing Modeling
and Design Kit Infrastructure and the new features and enhancements
that are upcoming in 2006.
The Jazz Technology Review will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2006
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Cadence Design Systems located at
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5, San Jose, California, 95134. For
more information or online registration, please visit the company's
website at jazzsemi.com.
About Jazz Semiconductor
Jazz Semiconductor is an independent pure-play wafer foundry focused
primarily on specialty CMOS process technologies, including High
Voltage CMOS, SiGe BiCMOS and RFCMOS for the manufacture of highly
integrated analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. Jazz serves
customers targeting wireless, optical networking, power management,
consumer electronics, storage, aerospace/defense and other high-performance
applications. Jazz executive offices and its U.S. wafer fabrication
facilities are located in Newport Beach, CA. The company also has
engineering, manufacturing, and sales support in Shanghai, China.
Jazz has expanded its wafer capacity in China through manufacturing
partnerships with Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
and Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd. For more information, please
visit www.jazzsemi.com.
Jazz Company Contact
Jessica McNaughton
949/435-8086
jessica.mcnaughton@jazzsemi.com
Jazz Media Contact
Lauri Julian
949/715-3049
l.julian@mediaconnectpr.com
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