SHANGHAI, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Semiconductor
Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC"; NYSE: SMI; SEHK:
981), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world and
the largest and most advanced foundry in mainland China, and Chengdu Analog Circuit Technology
Inc. (ACTT), a leading Analog IP provider, today jointly announced
the availability of ACTT's Analog IP solution on SMIC's 55nm eFlash
technology. The combination of ACTT's Analog IPs with SMIC's
process technology, both engineered for very low-power
applications, is optimized to serve Internet of Things (IoT)
applications that require low cost and extended battery life.
The global IoT market has continued to grow rapidly in recent
years. It may soon become a strong driving force for the
semiconductor industry. The Asia-Pacific region has great potential to
gain more market shares and become one of the world's most
important IoT market. Based on SMIC's 55nm eFlash process, ACTT
successfully launched a low-power IoT platform that provides a
power saving as well as cost-effective solution to global
customers.
"Designers demand streamlined solutions with energy-efficient
features for IoT products. ACTT has accumulated a wealth of
low-power and highly cost effective analog circuit design
experience for many years," said JianJun
Xiang, CEO at ACTT. "For the IoT product technology
evolution, we believe that the 55nm process is a good fit for IoT
products because of the low power consumption and lower cost. With
the availability of ACTT's IPs on SMIC's 55nm eFlash platform,
customers will have access to one of the industry's best platforms
dedicated to the unique needs of IoT products."
"SMIC's 55nm eFlash platform can offer high-performance and
low-power solutions. Through the cooperation with ACTT on this
platform, we can support the demands of design houses to develop
chips for a range of IoT applications," said TianShen Tang, EVP of
Design Service, at SMIC. "SMIC is committed to collaborating with
IC ecosystem partners to develop technologies, optimize IP designs
and provide comprehensive platform solutions to help customers
shorten time to market and seize the opportunities of the emerging
intelligent era."
About SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC";
NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) is one of the leading semiconductor foundries
in the world and the largest and most advanced foundry in mainland
China. SMIC provides integrated
circuit (IC) foundry and technology services on process nodes from
0.35 micron to 28 nanometer. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, SMIC has an international
manufacturing and service base. In China, SMIC has a 300mm wafer fabrication
facility (fab) and a 200mm mega-fab in Shanghai; a 300mm mega-fab and a
majority-owned 300mm fab for advanced nodes in Beijing; 200mm fabs in Tianjin and Shenzhen; and a majority-owned joint-venture
300mm bumping facility in Jiangyin; additionally, in Italy SMIC has a majority-owned 200mm fab.
SMIC also has marketing and customer service offices in the U.S.,
Europe, Japan, and Taiwan, and a representative office in
Hong Kong. For more information,
please visit www.smics.com.
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SMIC Media Contact
Terry Ding
+86-21-3861-0000 x16812
Terry_Ding@smics.com
About ACTT
Chengdu Analog Circuit Technology Inc. (ACTT) is a leading
company in IP and Turnkey service provider. The major products
include very low-power & high cost effective analog IPs and
high reliable eNVM solutions (LogicFlashTM). ACTT had successfully enabled several
analog platforms in MCU, very low-power IoT applications, security,
Interface….etc. In 2016 April, ACTT acquired Chip Memory Technology
(CMT) located at Silicon Valley to receive the leading MTP
technology ranging from 0.18um to 55nm in mass production.
For more information, please visit
http://www.analogcircuit.cn/
ACTT Media Contact
Nicole Wang
+86-28-61682666
yu.wang@analogcircuit.cn
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