TowerJazz and Yuanchen Microelectronics Announce Partnership for Backside Illumination (BSI) Manufacturing in Changchun, Chin...
October 30 2017 - 8:01AM
Partnership enables TowerJazz to offer
state of the art BSI flow in mass production for CMOS image sensor
high-end markets
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel and CHANGCHUN,
China, October 30, 2017 - TowerJazz, the global
specialty foundry leader, announced today a partnership with
Changchun Changguang Yuanchen Microelectronics Technology Inc.
(YCM), a BSI process manufacturer for backside illumination (BSI)
manufacturing in Changchun, China to provide the BSI process
segment for CMOS image sensor (CIS) wafers manufactured by
TowerJazz. This partnership will allow TowerJazz to serve its
worldwide customers with advanced BSI technology in mass
production, at competitive prices, starting in the middle of
2018.
The new BSI technology will be utilized for
high-end photography, automotive, and AR/VR, among other growing
CIS markets. This is the first time BSI will be offered by a
foundry to the high-end photography market, including large formats
requiring stitching.
BSI and stacked wafers are the state of the art
CIS technology for higher pixel sensitivity, allowing a boost in
the number of photons captured by the pixels for better picture
quality in low light conditions, as well as providing higher
dynamic range and higher frame rates (faster sensors).
TowerJazz and its leading customers view BSI
technology as playing an important future role in the growing
high-end CIS market, including DSLR high end photography,
cinematography cameras, and automotive, among others. TowerJazz's
BSI offering is unique in the sense that it is focused on high-end
large format, including stitched sensors. It also provides the
roadmap for wafer stacking, including state-of-the-art pixel level
wafer stacking.
"TowerJazz is recognized worldwide as the leader
of CMOS image sensor manufacturing platforms for high-end
applications," said Dabing Li, YCM Chief Executive Officer. "The
collaboration with TowerJazz will certainly allow us to bring
unique and high value technology to the market quickly and in high
volume, especially to the growing Chinese market where TowerJazz
already plays a significant role."
"I am thrilled with the capabilities we
developed with YCM, supporting our continued leadership in many
different high-end growing markets. In addition, the excellent
collaboration with YCM enables us further penetration into this
very fast growing high-end CMOS camera market in China," said Dr.
Avi Strum, Senior Vice President and General Manager, CMOS Image
Sensor Business Unit. "I have very high confidence in the
technical capabilities of this partnership."
About TowerJazz Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
(NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM) and its subsidiaries operate
collectively under the brand name TowerJazz, the global specialty
foundry leader. TowerJazz manufactures next-generation integrated
circuits (ICs) in growing markets such as consumer, industrial,
automotive, medical and aerospace and defense. TowerJazz's advanced
technology is comprised of a broad range of customizable process
platforms such as: SiGe, BiCMOS, mixed-signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS
image sensor, integrated power management (BCD and 700V), and MEMS.
TowerJazz also provides world-class design enablement for a quick
and accurate design cycle as well as Transfer Optimization and
development Process Services (TOPS) to IDMs and fabless companies
that need to expand capacity. To provide multi-fab sourcing and
extended capacity for its customers, TowerJazz operates two
manufacturing facilities in Israel (150mm and 200mm), two in the
U.S. (200mm) and three facilities in Japan (two 200mm and one
300mm). For more information, please visit www.towerjazz.com.
About YCMChangchun Changguang Yuanchen
Microelectronics Technology Inc.(YCM)is a leading BSI focused
foundry, mainly for the CMOS Image Sensor technology platform
(BSI-CIS). YCM provides the BSI process segment for 200mm and 300mm
CIS wafers. For more information, please contact yc@ycmec.com.
Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking
StatementsThis press release includes forward-looking
statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may vary from those projected or implied by such
forward-looking statements. A complete discussion of risks and
uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking
statements included in this press release or which may otherwise
affect TowerJazz's business is included under the heading "Risk
Factors" in Tower's most recent filings on Forms 20-F, F-3, F-4 and
6-K, as were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") and the Israel Securities Authority and Jazz's most recent
filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as were filed with the SEC,
respectively. Tower and Jazz do not intend to update, and expressly
disclaim any obligation to update, the information contained in
this release.
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TowerJazz Company Contact: Lauri Julian |
lauri.julian@towerjazz.comTowerJazz Investor Relations
Contact: Noit Levi | +972-4-604-7066 |
noit.levi@towerjazz.com
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