TowerJazz Announces RF SOI 65nm Ramp in its 300mm Fab with Best-in-Class Metrics
June 27 2018 - 6:31AM
Secures tens of thousands of wafers per year
under long-term partnership with SOITEC, providing guaranteed SOI
substrates to support ramp
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel and UOZU, Japan, June 27,
2018 - TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today
announced a ramp for its radio frequency silicon-on-insulator (RF
SOI) 65nm process in its 300mm Uozu, Japan fab. TowerJazz has
signed a contract with long-term partner, SOITEC, a leading
semiconductor materials supplier to guarantee a supply of tens of
thousands of 300mm SOI silicon wafers, securing wafer prices for
the next years and ensuring supply to its customers, despite a very
tight SOI wafer market.
With best in class metrics, TowerJazz's 65nm RF
SOI process enables the combination of low insertion loss and high
power handling RF switches with options for high-performance
low-noise amplifiers as well as digital integration. The process
can reduce losses in an RF switch improving battery life and
boosting data rates in handsets and IoT terminals.
According to Mobile Experts, LLC, a market
research firm for mobile communications, the mobile RF front-end
market is estimated to reach $22 billion in 2022 from an estimated
$16 billion in 2018. TowerJazz's breakthrough RF SOI technology
continues to support this high-growth market and is well-poised to
take advantage of next-generation 5G standards which will boost
data rates and provide further content growth opportunities in the
coming years.
TowerJazz is also proud to announce its
relationship with Maxscend, a provider of RF components and IoT
integrated circuits, ramping in this new technology.
"We chose TowerJazz for its advanced technology
capabilities and its ability to deliver in high volume while
continuously innovating with a strong roadmap. We specifically
selected its 300mm 65nm RF SOI platform for our next-generation
product line due to its superior performance, enabling low
insertion loss and high power handling," said Zhihan Xu, Maxscend
Chief Executive Officer.
"We are delighted to see the strong adoption of
300mm RF SOI through this large capacity and supply agreement with
TowerJazz to augment our already significant 200mm RF SOI
partnership. TowerJazz was the first foundry to ramp our
RFeSI products to high volume production in 200mm and continues as
one of the industry leaders in innovation in this exciting RF
market with advanced and differentiated offerings," said Paul
Boudre, SOITEC Chief Executive Officer.
"We are thrilled about our continued partnership
with Maxscend as they bring breakthrough products to market,
manufactured using our latest 300mm 65nm RF SOI platform. Also, we
are very pleased with our SOITEC partnership to secure tens of
thousands of 300mm RF SOI wafers to feed the strong demand in our
300mm Japan factory," said Russell Ellwanger, TowerJazz Chief
Executive Officer.
For more information on TowerJazz's 65nm RF SOI technology,
please visit:
http://www.towerjazz.com/sige-bicmos_rf-cmos.html.
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.
About SoitecSoitec (Euronext, Tech 40 Paris) is a world
leader in designing and manufacturing innovative semiconductor
materials. The company uses its unique technologies and
semiconductor expertise to serve the electronics market. With more
than 3,000 patents worldwide, Soitec's strategy is based on
disruptive innovation to answer its customers' needs for high
performance, energy efficiency and cost competitiveness. Soitec has
manufacturing facilities, R&D centers and offices in Europe,
the U.S. and Asia. For more information, please visit
www.soitec.com and follow us on Twitter: @Soitec_EN
Soitec and Smart Cut are registered trademarks
of Soitec.
About MaxscendFunded by famous venture capital investors,
Maxscend Microelectronics Company Limited was incorporated by a
group of Silicon Valley returnees in 2012. Maxscend has its
headquarter located in WuXi, R&D center located in Zhang Jiang
High-tech Park, Shanghai, and branch offices in Shenzhen, Chengdu.
The company is dedicated to developing and marketing communication
RF components and IoT ICs. Supported by its comprehensive product
lines, Maxscend provides its customers with turnkey solutions in
these market segments. For more information, please visit
http://www.maxscend.com/index-en.html
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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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TowerJazz Asia-Pacific Company Contact: Shoko Saimiya |
Shoko.saimiya@towerjazz.com TowerJazz Investor Relations
Contact: Noit Levi | +972-4-604-7066 |
noit.levi@towerjazz.com
Soitec Company Contact: Erin Berard | +33 6 80 36 53 40 |
erin.berard@soitec.comSoitec Investor Relations Contact:
Steve Babureck | +33 (0)6 16 38 56
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