TowerJazz and active-semi® Announce the Ramp to Production of a Motor Driver IC on 200V SOI Technology
March 19 2018 - 7:00AM
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel and DALLAS, Texas,
March 19, 2018 - TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry
leader, today announced the ramp to production of active-semi®'s
high-voltage integrated motor controller and driver PAC5232, using
TowerJazz's 200V power SOI technology (TS18SOI), addressing the
emerging markets of battery-operated power and garden tools.
The TS18SOI process offers a superior isolation scheme, enabling
integration of multiple circuits, at a smaller footprint while
supporting voltages up to 200V.
TowerJazz's 200V SOI platform provides superior
performance such as significant die size reduction with deep trench
isolation, enabling up to 50% area reduction compared to junction
isolation in a standard foundry offering. It also provides very
high voltage support exceeding the 80V common junction isolation
capabilities, and high immunity to ESD/EMC and latch up which
simplifies the design for first time success. The 200V SOI platform
offers negative voltages operation down to minus 200V compared to
minus 60V in bulk technologies, and in addition, offers low leakage
at high temperatures versus junction isolation as well as fast
switching capabilities (tens of voltages per nanosecond).
TowerJazz's TS18SOI platform can be used for a
broad range of analog and high voltage applications such as motor
drivers, home and industrial appliances, battery operated power
tools, battery management systems, electric vehicles (EVs),
ultra-fast GaN drivers, industrial motor controllers, and many
more. This platform is also well-suited to address the automotive
high voltage requirements (~100V) for applications such as motor
drivers, DC-DC converters, battery management and more.
"We chose TowerJazz's 200V SOI process due to
their manufacturing quality and flexibility to define devices
needed for our design. Also, by using their process, we could
further achieve an optimized smaller footprint and higher
efficiency with our PAC® solution for the target high voltage
battery powered market segment," said David Briggs, Vice President
& General Manager, Power Solutions at active-semi®
International.
"The long term and successful collaboration with
active-semi® enabled a very quick ramp to production of a new part
based on our best-in-class 200V power SOI technology. This
high performance and unique technology platform which offers a
highly competitive feature set, is extending our offering in the
emerging industrial, medical and automotive markets which are in
need of very high operating voltages," said Shimon Greenberg, Vice
President and General Manager of Power Management &
Mixed-Signal/CMOS Business Unit.
About TowerJazz Power Management
TechnologyThe TowerJazz power platform offers high integration
capabilities using dense digital libraries with a large portfolio
of memories (both OTP and MTP). The technology has best-in-class
switching power transistors with low Rdson for supporting high
efficiency designs for any voltage from 1.8V to 100V. The 200V SOI
and 140V Bulk together with additional isolations schemes are
available for wide ranging automotive needs with high reliability.
TowerJazz offers fast switching devices for smaller BOM size and is
extending the technology platform by partnering with leading
automotive customers. TowerJazz has qualified all major power
management flows in at least two geographically distinct production
sites to ensure customers of supply at all times.
About active-semi®Founded in 2004 in
Silicon Valley and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, active-semi® is
a rapidly emerging leader in multi-billion dollar power management
and intelligent digital motor drive IC markets. The company's
portfolio of analog and mixed signal SoCs provide scalable core
platforms used in charging, powering and embedded digital control
systems for industrial, commercial and consumer applications.
active-semi® offers Power Application Controllers® (PAC®), DC-DC,
and ActivePMU(TM) products that significantly reduce solution size
and cost, improve system reliability, and shorten system
development cycle-time.
active-semi® is a multi-national company with
over 170 patents granted and pending. active-semi® International
Inc. is a Cayman Island corporation backed by leading Venture
Capital firms, including, USVP, Tenaya Capital, LG and LDV
Partners. More information at www.active-semi.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.
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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active-semi® Contact: Bernd Krafthoefer |+1214 453
1422| marketing@active-semi.com TowerJazz Company Contact:
Lauri Julian | +1 949-280-5602 |
lauri.julian@towerjazz.comTowerJazz Investor Relations
Contact: Noit Levi | +972-4-604-7066 |
noit.levi@towerjazz.com
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