AppliedMicro-TSMC Collaboration Brings Power Architecture® Microprocessors to TSMC Technology Platforms
September 25 2009 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, or AppliedMicro
(NASDAQ:AMCC), a global leader in energy conscious computing and
communications solutions, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company (NYSE:TSMC) today announced a collaboration enabling
AppliedMicro’s Power Architecture® microprocessors to be
manufactured on TSMC’s industry-leading technology platform first
at 90nm then moving to 65nm and 40nm soon after.
The agreement signals the first time that AppliedMicro’s
embedded microprocessors are available beyond complex and costly
Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) fabrication processes. The first product
of this collaboration, the AppliedMicro APM 83290 processor,
operates at 1.5GHz which represents the highest performance for a
Power Architecture processor manufactured on bulk CMOS technology,
thus highlighting the benefits of successful technology partnership
with TSMC.
“The collaboration with TSMC marks an entirely new milestone for
Power Architecture processing as it enables us to reach many
low-cost application areas that were impractical for processors
built in SOI technology,” said Robert Fanfelle, Associate Vice
President of Strategic Marketing for AppliedMicro. “TSMC’s 90nm
CMOS technology is stable and mature and it offers an unbeatable
combination of performance and price flexibility for a new
generation of embedded computing applications.”
“TSMC values the collaboration with AppliedMicro because by
pooling our strengths it signals a new wave of innovation for both
companies,” said Pan-Wei Lai, Vice President of Business
Development at TSMC North America. “Power Architecture technology
is highly versatile and adaptable for a wide variety of embedded
applications and AppliedMicro’s plans for new processor designs
promise to extend the relationship between our two companies as we
explore ways to bring about improvements on TSMC’s advanced
technology platforms.”
AppliedMicro Power Architecture processor families have forged
market leadership positions in wireless access points, cellular
base stations and multifunction printers. Moreover, the company’s
expertise in communications technology and advanced peripheral
development around Power Architecture cores continues to capture
market share from major networking, storage and consumer OEMs.
Prospective system designers can leverage an extensive ecosystem of
industry-leading partners encompassing operating systems,
development tools, software platforms, board-level products, and
design services allowing rapid time to market product release.
“Our company’s collaboration with TSMC heralds a new era in
Power Architecture computing as it becomes more accessible for
systems designers that want an excellent balance of high
performance and low power consumption for today’s energy-conscious
system designs,” AppliedMicro’s Fanfelle said. “Our processor and
system-on-a-chip expertise combined with TSMC’s experience and
technology provide a powerful launching point for Power
Architecture based solutions as we enable new classes of products
and systems.”
The announcement kicks off a long-term strategic relationship
between AppliedMicro and TSMC designed to widen the availability of
Power Architecture embedded processing across TSMC’s competitive
bulk technology platform. The move extends AppliedMicro’s energy
efficient product emphasis leadership by leveraging the benefits of
TSMC’s high-performance, low-power processes.
AppliedMicro Overview
AppliedMicro is a global leader in energy efficient sustainable
solutions to process, transport, and store information for the next
generation of Internet data center and carrier central office. A
leader in high speed signal processing, IP and Ethernet packet
processing, and embedded processors, AppliedMicro's patented
innovations provide high value solutions in telecom, enterprise and
consumer applications. AppliedMicro's corporate headquarters are
located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and engineering
offices are located throughout the world. For further information
regarding AppliedMicro, visit the company’s Web site at
http://www.appliedmicro.com.
About TSMC
TSMC is the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry,
providing the industry’s leading process technology, and the
foundry’s largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IP, design
tools and reference flows. The Company’s total managed capacity in
2008 exceeded 9-million (8-inch equivalent) wafers, including
capacity from two advanced 12-inch –GigaFabs™ four eight-inch fabs,
one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC’s wholly owned subsidiaries,
WaferTech and TSMC (China) and its joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is
the first foundry to provide 40nm production capabilities. Its
corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information
about TSMC, please visit, www.tsmc.com.
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Micro Circuits Corporation. Power Architecture is a trademark
licensed by Power.org. The PowerPC name and logo are registered
trademarks of IBM Corporation and used under license. All
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