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PHYWORKS CHOOSES JAZZ SEMICONDUCTOR'S SiGe BiCMOS
PROCESS TO DEVELOP ADVANCED PHYSICAL LAYER PRODUCTS FOR WAN, LAN,
SAN AND FTTH APPLICATIONS
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., and BRISTOL, UK, December 13, 2005
-- Jazz Semiconductor, an independent wafer foundry focused primarily
on specialty CMOS process technologies, and Phyworks, Ltd., a leading
supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for the communications industry,
announced that they have partnered to develop next generation physical
layer products for WAN, LAN, SAN and FTTH applications. Phyworks
chose Jazz Semiconductor's 0.35 and 0.18 micron Silicon Germanium
(SiGe) BiCMOS processes to design its high speed networking portfolio
of ICs, including transimpedance amps (TIAs) and highly integrated
laser drivers and limiting amplifiers.
Phyworks utilized Jazz's 0.35 and 0.18µm process technologies
to manufacture high speed networking ICs capable of operating from
1Gbps to 10Gbps. In addition to quick time to market and competitive
technology, the Jazz process technologies enable Phyworks to integrate
multiple functions onto a single IC, such as a burst mode laser
driver with a limiting amp, allowing a reduction in costs for their
end-customers.
The optimized selection of process modules available in the Jazz
SBC35 foundry technology allows customers, such as Phyworks, to
choose the features that suit their end-application needs, whether
it is high speed transistors with good switching characteristics,
or stacked MIM capacitors with 4fF/µm2 density for reduced
capacitor area.
"We chose Jazz as our foundry partner for the flexibility,
availability, service and support the company provides," said
Tim Esparon, VP of manufacturing operations. "We also required
a company that was focused on high speed process technologies with
a long-term roadmap that aligned with our product needs. Jazz currently
offers successive generations of its SiGe BiCMOS process, as well
as advanced RFCMOS. This will support the features that will enable
Phyworks to continue pursuing innovative designs as we focus on
capturing market share in our next generation products."
"Customers like Phyworks use our high performance 0.35 and
0.18 micron specialty silicon process technologies to achieve rapid
time to market at an aggressive price point for high speed networking
applications," said Paul Kempf, chief technology and strategy
officer, Jazz Semiconductor. "This type of partnership helps
us align our process roadmaps with the strategies of innovative
companies such as Phyworks. We look forward to maintaining our partnership
with Phyworks as it designs and manufactures next generation high
speed networking ICs for the communications market."
About Phyworks
Based in Bristol, UK, Phyworks is a leader in designing and manufacturing
innovative semiconductor integrated circuits for data and telecom
networking systems and modules. Its advanced EDC technology enables
enterprises to realize 10Gbps performance over legacy multi-mode
fiber networks. In addition, Phyworks offers a range of physical
layer products covering data rates from 1Gbps to 10Gbps, including:
re-timers, TIAs, and other integrated laser drivers and receivers.
Phyworks' products are designed to address the market needs for
smaller form factor, lower cost and higher performance modules and
systems. The markets Phyworks products address include WAN, SAN,
LAN, and FTTH. Contact Phyworks at www.phyworks-ic.com.
About Jazz Semiconductor
Jazz Semiconductor is an independent 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's executive
offices and its U.S. wafer fabrication facilities are located in
Newport Beach, California, and its Asian engineering, manufacturing,
and sales support is located 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. Contact Jazz Semiconductor at 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@earthlink.net
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