GLOBALFOUNDRIES, IBM & Intermolecular To Advance Logic Technology
GLOBALFOUNDRIES and IBM intend to leverage Intermolecular's proprietary High Productivity Combinatorial (HPC) technology.
Together, the companies aim to speed development of manufacturing technologies down to the 10nm node.
Intermolecular's combinatorial technology allows many more tests to be done using a single wafer.
This enables experimental data to be generated and analyzed with significantly greater speed and efficiency than a traditional development line, accelerating innovation in materials, processes, and device architectures.
"IBM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES are committed to pushing forward the leading-edge of IC logic manufacturing with new materials and device structures," says Gary Patton, VP Semiconductor Research for IBM. "Intermolecular's HPC technology will help to more rapidly explore materials and processing options for advanced logic manufacturing."
"We are pleased that IBM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be able to leverage our HPC platform to address GLOBALFOUNDRIES' high-volume manufacturing R&D challenges," adds David Lazovsky, Intermolecular president and CEO.
"Our business model is built on collaboration, both in customer engagements and technology development," concludes David Bennett, vice president of alliances for GLOBALFOUNDRIES. "Collaborating with Intermolecular has strengthened our R&D pipeline and improved R&D efficiency."
