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Program will streamline transition of novel silicon technologies
SVTC Technologies has announced a strategic technology incubation program with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
SVTC Technologies has announced a strategic technology incubation program with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Through this program, TSMC and SVTC will encourage the development of novel silicon ideas in SVTC's independent and IP-secure fab environment to streamline the potential transfer of the newly developed silicon technology from concept to manufacturing."There are more and more applications in the semiconductor industry being developed which use novel structures and new materials," stated Dave Bergeron, SVTC Technologies' CEO. "SVTC is well placed in the emerging value chain to help semiconductor development teams from both fabless and integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) to fully develop their new concepts before taking them into volume production. We are especially pleased to work with TSMC as our foundry partner in the commercialisation of these new concepts.""This strategic alliance expands the TSMC ecosystem to enable more innovations by allowing companies, especially those who need special equipment, to develop products at SVTC and transfer accepted business smoothly to TSMC manufacturing," said Ken Chen, Director of Mainstream Technology Marketing, TSMC.Earlier this month SVTC Technologies announced that it would offer a new service the FastXfer service, to support its customers who are ready to move into volume manufacturing. SVTC's new services will include critical functions such as documenting the customer's process developed at SVTC, process qualification, product characterisation, and statistical and yield analysis."This new service will secure an easier transfer to the foundry and provide much-needed assistance when interfacing with a foundry," said Bert Bruggeman, VP and General Manager of SVTC Technologies. "These offerings, and the early engagement of TSMC, can significantly shorten the time to volume manufacturing and accelerate revenues for our customers."