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Intersil has selected AMI Semiconductor's mixed-signal process with electrically erasable (EE) memory and 20V capability as part of its second source requirements.
Al Morrison, vice president of mixed-signal foundry services for AMIS, reports: "In 2003, AMI Semiconductor won a contract to second source an important manufacturing process for Intersil. A joint AMIS-Intersil team successfully installed the Intersil process in our 125mm wafer fabrication facility. At that time, the standard AMIS mixed-signal processes were introduced to Intersil's design teams. The first Intersil designs implemented in the standard processes have now reached production status. We look forward to continuing to work with Intersil on future projects."
AMIS has a "no added step electrical erasable" (NASTEE) non-volatile memory capability. As its name suggests, NASTEE does not add any process steps to the standard mixed-signal process, but allows designers to incorporate small memory arrays, trim mixed-signal functions or create die identification features. Unlike laser or fusible link trimming, NASTEE allows continued recalibration of circuits after they have been installed in a system-level application.
The company has 100, 125, 150 and 200mm wafer production capabilities for mixed-signal processes spanning geometries from 0.35-micron to 5-micron. Additionally, AMIS aims to quickly and efficiently port outside custom processes into its fab to satisfy the second sourcing and process longevity requirements of industry leaders world wide.
Digital projector manufacturer InFocus will be using Analog Devices' integrated Micro Electrical Mechanical System (iMEMS) technology to implement digital keystone correction in two new products.
Projectors are typically set on a table or hanging from a ceiling fixture, causing the projected light beam to hit a vertical screen at an angle. A distortion of the projected image is thus created, resulting in a trapezoidal shape. This optical artifact is commonly referred to as the keystone effect and the sharper the projection angle, the greater the distortion.
The new InFocus LP540 and LP640 projectors will use an iMEMS accelerometer to accurately and reliably measure the projection angle in any given setting. The keystone correction function relies on the accelerometer signal to automatically determine the level of correction necessary for the scaler to digitally resize the image so it becomes square and undistorted again.
Silterra Malaysia has ordered the Goldfinger Mach2 clean system from Akrion's Goldfinger Technologies subsidiary. The system, valued at more than $1.5mn, will be used for post-deposition cleaning and is anticipated to replace the contact cleaner/scrubber currently in use. The system features the patented Goldfinger megasonic technology designed to clean high aspect ratio devices.
