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JAZZ SEMICONDUCTOR EXPANDS ADVANCED ANALOG PLATFORM WITH ADDITION
OF
VERTICAL PNP MODULE
Enhanced Specialty CMOS Enables Higher Levels of Integration for
Analog and RF Products
NEWPORT BEACH, California, February 16, 2005 -- Jazz
Semiconductor, an independent semiconductor wafer foundry, today
announced availability of a 17GHz Vertical PNP module on its 0.18µm
RFCMOS platform. The addition of the Vertical PNP (VPNP) module
to its RFCMOS platform enables the design of analog circuits that
require high voltage, complementary drive or amplification beyond
the capability of standard CMOS. The new module enables greater
levels of integration than are currently available with existing
CMOS, RFCMOS and BiCMOS products.
The VPNP module enhances the company's pure-play foundry offerings
of specialty CMOS process technologies that are optimized for integrated
analog and mixed signal semiconductor chips. The process feature
was developed to address a market requirement for advanced analog
integration and is designed on the company's RFCMOS platform that
supports advanced SiGe NPN transistor modules.
"The Vertical PNP module is another example of our commitment
to quickly respond to the needs of our customers in their relentless
pursuit of analog integration for new wireless and consumer products
where reducing analog/RF sub-system cost and size are critical to
product success," said Paul Kempf, Jazz Semiconductor CTO and
CMO. "This new process module and its associated device model
and advanced simulation capability have been developed based on
specifications determined by customers who are leaders in their
market segments."
The VPNP can be paired with either a SiGe NPN, for a complementary
SiGe BiCMOS process, or with an NFET device to achieve high-current
complementary push-pull functions needed in circuit designs that
require balanced performance, such as disk drive pre-amplifiers
or laser drivers. The use of this complementary pair can also enable
higher speeds over a wider operating range, a requirement for many
analog circuits today. The VPNP achieves an Ft of 17GHz with a peak
Beta of 50, and includes a deep
N-well for better device isolation and improved performance.
Jazz processes are built upon the concept of modularity, which
is realized by the addition of advanced modules, such as the Vertical
PNP, to industry standard CMOS technology, enabling circuit designers
to reduce their bill of materials, or die cost, by increasing the
number of functions contained on a single die. The Vertical PNP
joins various existing module options available to Jazz customers
on its 0.18µm platform, including high-density capacitors,
resistors, inductors, varactors and various CMOS transistor options
(1.8, 3.3, 5 and 8V).
When paired with these other available features in the Jazz 0.18µm
(RF) CMOS and SiGe BiCMOS platforms, the VPNP module allows for
more integration of functions typically relegated to discrete devices
scattered on a system board.
"Our goal is to expand the reach of Jazz Semiconductor's advanced
process offerings by adding critical modules to address functions
that could otherwise not be integrated," said Kempf. "Analog
integration requires more than standard CMOS to meet all of the
analog sub-system requirements."
About Jazz Semiconductor
Jazz Semiconductor is an independent wafer foundry focused primarily
on specialty CMOS process technologies, including SiGe BiCMOS and
RFCMOS for the manufacture of highly integrated analog and mixed-signal
semiconductor devices. Jazz’s executive offices and its U.S.
wafer fabrication facilities are located in Newport Beach, California.
Jazz has expanded its wafer capacity in China through manufacturing
partnerships with Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
and Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd. Contact Jazz Semiconductor
at www.jazzsemi.com.
Jazz Contact
Jessica McNaughton
(949) 435-8086
jessica.mcnaughton@jazzsemi.com
Jazz Media Contact
Lauri Julian
Lages & Associates
(949) 453-8080
lauri@lages.com
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