eMemory and UMC Qualify NeoFuse IP on the Foundry’s 28nm High Voltage Process
January 20 2020 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
NeoFuse and UMC’s 28nm HV platform
combination targets fast-growing OLED Market
eMemory, the leading provider of non-volatile memory
intellectual property, and United Microelectronics Corporation
(NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor
foundry, today announced that eMemory’s NeoFuse IP has been
qualified on UMC’s 28nm High Voltage (HV) platform to target the
fast-growing OLED market.
Key customers have completed successful product tape outs using
this IP and process, which are ready for mass production.
“In addition to previous implementations on UMC’s HV process
platforms, we’re pleased to work with UMC again to extend NeoFuse
IP to the 28nm HV process to meet various demands for OLED
application to create value for customers,” said Michael Ho, Vice
President of Business Development at eMemory.
eMemory logic NVM solutions have been implemented in a wide
range of UMC’s HV process nodes for OLED applications. As the
leading logic NVM IP provider in the HV process, eMemory has
maintained a close relationship with UMC to verify eMemory NVM
solutions at early stages of process development.
"eMemory’s NeoFuse IP is a welcome resource for our foundry
customers wishing to customize their ICs on our 28nm HV process to
serve OLED markets," said T.H. Lin director of IP Development and
Design Support division at UMC. "Our two companies have shared
positive results through our IP collaboration for UMC’s 55nm, 40nm,
and 28nm HV technology platforms, which are optimized to satisfy
the performance requirements of display driver applications
including OLED."
As OLED displays have taken a dominant position in high-end
smartphones, small display driver ICs (SDDIs) have become
performance driven. Compared with 55nm or 40nm HV, the 28nm HV
process can provide faster data rates for OLED DDIs, higher SRAM
density and better power consumption, all of which result in
superior image quality with ideal power efficiency. The more
advanced node also allows the use of increasingly complex
algorithms for powerful display engines.
UMC is the worldwide foundry leader in SDDI, with the most SDDI
wafer shipments among all foundries in 2019. The company’s 28nm HV
process features the industry’s smallest SRAM bit cells to reduce
chip height and area, while its leading 28nm Gate-Last HKMG scheme
features superior leakage and dynamic power performance to enhance
battery life for mobile devices.
eMemory is the world’s top-tier eNVM IP provider, and eMemory’s
NeoFuse is a NVM technology offering the advantages of low-power
operation in a wide range of applications with good reliability and
high security from 0.15um down to leading technology nodes.
About eMemory
eMemory Technology Inc. is the world’s largest pure-play
developer and provider of logic-based non-volatile memory (Logic
NVM) technology. The company has licensed its intellectual property
to semiconductor foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs),
and fabless design houses around the world.
eMemory’s proprietary IP technologies include NeoBit, NeoFuse,
NeoMTP, NeoEE and NeoPUF. Products developed with these core
technologies have been made into more than 41 billion ICs used in
various consumer, industrial and automotive applications.
About UMC
UMC (NYSE: UMC, TWSE: 2303) is a leading global semiconductor
foundry. The company provides mature and advanced IC production
with a focus on Specialty Technologies to serve applications
spanning every major sector of the electronics industry. UMC’s
comprehensive foundry solutions enable chip designers to leverage
the company’s sophisticated technology and manufacturing, which
include high volume 28nm High-K/Metal Gate technology, volume
production 14nm FinFET, specialty process platforms specifically
developed for AIoT and 5G applications and the automotive
industry’s highest-rated AEC-Q100 Grade-0 manufacturing
capabilities for the production of ICs found in vehicles. UMC’s 12
wafer fabs are strategically located throughout Asia and are able
to produce more than 700,000 wafers per month. The company employs
approximately 19,500 people worldwide, with offices in Taiwan,
China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United States. UMC
can be found on the web at http://www.umc.com.
Note from UMC Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections
of future performance based on management's judgment, beliefs,
current trends, and anticipated performance. These forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, statements relating to the
OLED market and customer demand; the performance and capability of
28nm HV process; and expectation for mass production of OLED
applications. Investors are cautioned that actual events and
results could differ materially from these statements as a result
of a variety of factors, including conditions in the overall
semiconductor market and economy; acceptance and demand for
products from UMC; risks relating to the integration process after
acquisition; technological and development risks; and other risks
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