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Expansion of foundry business for RFCMOS system-on-chip solutions
Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu), Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, Inc. (FMA), and Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. (Jazz announced that they will work together to manufacture System-on-Chip (SoC) products for RFCMOS devices.
Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu), Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, Inc. (FMA), and Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. (Jazz announced that they will work together to manufacture System-on-Chip (SoC) products for RFCMOS devices. Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the companies, the collaboration is designed to combine superior RF and mixed-signal expertise from Jazz and existing 90nm and 65nm manufacturing technology from Fujitsu, enabling both companies to deliver high-performance Customer Owned Tooling (COT) foundry services to SoC customers. The alliance will enable Fujitsu to offer Jazz's high-precision RF models and design kits using Fujitsu's 90nm and 65nm low-leakage, LSI manufacturing process. The companies will conduct joint marketing and sales activities, and the products will be manufactured at Fujitsu's 300 mm Mie fab located in in Japan."We are pleased to announce this agreement with Jazz, and we are confident that we will provide optimal solutions to our mutual customers," said Shigeru Fujii, corporate senior vice president and group president of Fujitsu's Electronic Devices Business Group. "The wireless SoC market is becoming increasingly important. Through this collaboration, we will support customers as they expand their markets.""This collaboration demonstrates Jazz and Fujitsu's commitment to developing solutions to quickly and effectively address our customers' next-generation technology needs," said Gil Amelio, chairman and chief executive officer, Jazz Technologies, Inc. "The joint development model is a cost-effective approach to providing innovative manufacturing solutions. The relationship with Fujitsu will aid in the expansion of our technology roadmap by enabling us to offer RFCMOS in Fujitsu's advanced 90/65nm technology nodes."
