TowerJazz and the Technion Developed a Breakthrough Analog Platform for Artificial Intelligence in Edge Devices
December 11 2019 - 6:00AM
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The technology allows ultra-low power data processing in
sensors and IoT edge devices
Research paper was published in the
December edition of Nature Electronics
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and HAIFA,
Israel, December 11, 2019
– TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and the
Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, today announced the
successful development of a breakthrough technological platform
that utilizes memristor devices featuring analog memory storage and
computing capabilities, based on TowerJazz’s commercial patented
Y-Flash NVM on its well-established 0.18um CMOS technology. The
technology enables development of ultra-low power Artificial
Intelligence (AI) cores suitable for IoT edge devices and sensors
such as fingerprint sensors, face and audio recognition
applications among others. Compared with existing digitally based
solutions, this solution enables several orders of magnitude lower
power consumption and is very cost effective due to the ability to
implement it in less advanced technology nodes.
The extensive research and development was
co-led by teams from both TowerJazz and the Technion. The complete
research paper was published in the upcoming edition of Nature
Electronics, and is the first Nature Electronics’ publication of a
research project conducted solely in Israel.
“We are very excited to be an important part of
this breakthrough research and contribute to the expanding AI
market. With advanced R&D being our major focus, we are
constantly seeking emerging technologies and initiate development
projects to enrich TowerJazz’s offering,” said Prof. Yakov Roizin,
TowerJazz’s Fellow. “Our collaboration with the Technion’s team of
experts has led to this profound achievement and we look forward to
continue this fruitful and long term cooperation.”
“We are very pleased with the outcome of our
joint research. The collaboration between our professional academic
team and our extensive research capabilities along with TowerJazz’s
team, analog expertise and technology, is what enabled to realize
this extraordinary result, ” said Prof. Shahar Kvatinsky of the
Andrew & Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the
Technion. “We are confident that the joint effort of experts from
both fields will yield more significant achievements in years to
come .”
In comparison to other NVM solutions targeting
AI applications, the developed memristors are based on a commercial
CMOS technology with enhanced reliability. Single poly Y-Flash
floating gate NVM transistors, originally designed for digital data
storage, were converted into two-terminal analog devices operated
in the energy-efficient sub-threshold regime. The analog memristors
are tuned using optimized switching voltages and times to achieve
65 discrete resistive levels. These memristors are easily
integrated with other devices on the same platform.
“We believe that analog AI is the only solution
for having AI in every edge device as this is the only way to meet
the power consumption and cost requirements,” said Dr. Avi Strum,
TowerJazz Sr. Vice President and General Manager of the Sensors
Business Unit. “This important breakthrough development is a great
solution that will enable the fast growth of the analog AI market,
aligned with market needs and existing and potential customer
roadmaps”.
For more information about TowerJazz’s process
technology offerings, please click here or inquire
at: info@towerjazz.com.
About TowerJazzTower
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.
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disclaim any obligation to update, the information contained in
this release.
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