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RF MAGIC PARTNERS WITH JAZZ SEMICONDUCTOR TO SHIP
OVER TWO MILLION RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (RF ICs)
Advanced Manufacturing Processes from Jazz Enable
Integration and Performance Advantages for RF Magic's RF Systems
on a Chip ICs
NEWPORT BEACH and San Diego, Calif., August 30, 2005
-- Jazz Semiconductor, an independent wafer foundry focused primarily
on specialty CMOS process technologies, and RF Magic, a leading
provider of RF Systems on a Chip ICs for broadband consumer applications,
announced that they have partnered to ship over two million radio
frequency integrated circuits.
RF Magic has been shipping production RF ICs manufactured
by Jazz Semiconductor since late 2003 starting with their RF2000/RF3000
transceiver chipset for Broadband Wireless Access applications.
More recently, the company has been shipping volume production of
its RF5000 Band Translation Switch IC for single cable satellite
outdoor units, and is currently ramping volume production for its
recently announced RF4000 DVB-T silicon tuner.
The complexity of RF Magic's advanced RF Systems on
a Chip ICs requires high quality design kits and device models to
achieve fast time to market and "first time right" designs. RF Magic
worked with Jazz to optimize a robust design environment suitable
for developing highly integrated, advanced RF ICs. Jazz differentiates
itself by offering customers advanced analog and RF design, modeling
and manufacturing process platforms, specialized to meet analog
and RF IC's demanding performance specifications.
"We wanted a foundry partner who was strategically
focused on RF silicon process technologies," said Mark Foley, RF
Magic's CEO. "As an example, we used Jazz Semiconductor's specialized
process platform for our latest product, the RF4000 digital terrestrial
silicon tuner to develop the world's most advanced and highly integrated
digital television tuner IC."
In the RF4000 example, RF Magic utilizes Jazz SBC35, its 0.35 micron SiGe BiCMOS process technology, to help
achieve the demanding performance specifications for DVB-T television
receivers. In addition to achieving higher levels of performance,
Jazz process technology gives RF Magic the ability to achieve smaller
die size by scaling down the analog portion of the chip using high-density
passive components, which is typically a requirement for RF-based
products.
"Our 0.35 micron specialty silicon process technology
is a cost-effective, high performance solution for customers like
RF Magic to enable rapid time to market at an aggressive price point
for consumer applications," said Paul Kempf, chief technology and
strategy officer, Jazz Semiconductor. "We look forward to maintaining
our successful partnership with RF Magic as they continue to roll
out a family of highly integrated ICs for the rapidly growing broadband
consumer electronics market."
Jazz Semiconductor and RF Magic plan
to continue their partnership for the design and manufacture of
RF ICs that address the satellite and digital terrestrial TV markets.
Future projects will leverage this relationship to target other
broadband RF consumer electronics applications that require complex
system on chip ICs.
About RF Magic, Inc.
RF Magic, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company on the forefront
of designing complex, highly integrated broadband radio frequency
(RF) silicon solutions targeting high volume, high growth consumer
markets, including consumer broadband and digital broadcast entertainment.
RF Magic applies RF integrated circuit (IC) design, broadband RF
systems, and digital communications systems expertise to the development
of a diversified portfolio of patented RF IC solutions. The company
headquarters is located in San Diego, CA with a design center and
sales office in Nice, France. Further information on RF Magic can
be found at www.rfmagic.com.
RF Magic and the RF Magic logo are trademarks of RF Magic, Inc.
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 Company Contact
Jessica McNaughton
949/435-8086
jessica.mcnaughton@jazzsemi.com
Jazz Media Contact
Lauri Julian
Lages & Associates
949/715-3049
lauri@lages.com
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