TowerJazz and SRI International Provide CMOS Imager Launched in NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Mission
October 02 2018 - 4:00AM
Enabling the U.S. Naval Research
Laboratory’s (NRL’s) two onboard telescopes to study the sun closer
and with better resolution than before
NEWPORT BEACH and MENLO PARK, Calif. –
October 2, 2018 – TowerJazz (NASDAQ: TSEM), the
global specialty foundry leader, and SRI International, an
independent nonprofit research center, announce their collaboration
on a high-performance CMOS imager for the U.S. Naval Research
Laboratory (NRL). The imager is now part of NASA’s Parker Solar
Probe mission heading closer to the sun than any other manmade
object. In August 2018, Parker Solar Probe launched from Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to better understand how the
sun affects our solar system.
The NASA spacecraft is carrying four instrument
suites to characterize the dynamic region close to the sun.
One of those instruments, the NRL’s Wide-Field Imager for Solar
Probe (WISPR), is the only imaging instrument and contains two
coronagraph telescopes incorporating SRI’s active pixel CMOS
detectors. The CMOS imagers are 2k x 2k radiation-hardened
sensors, designed and integrated into focal-plane arrays (FPAs) by
SRI, built using TowerJazz’s advanced and customized 0.18um CMOS
image sensor technology in its U.S. fab in Newport Beach,
California.
These space-qualified CMOS sensors can capture
high-resolution images of the sun’s atmosphere (or corona),
including coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar wind. The images
may provide a unique vantage point to help forecast space weather
events that can have dramatic effects on communications, power and
other essential technologies on Earth.
“It is exciting to see the launch of this
advanced instrumentation to better understand our sun,” said John
R. Tower, Ph.D., Technical Director, SRI International. “We
thank NRL for selecting us to supply this custom CMOS sensor and
TowerJazz for their continued commitment to our aerospace product
developments.”
TowerJazz’s breakthrough CMOS image sensor
offering, together with its strong presence in the specialty imager
market, its trusted support and legacy in serving U.S. aerospace
and defense customers, provides an ideal manufacturing
environment.
“TowerJazz has been working with SRI for several
years to develop custom technology to support U.S. government
imaging applications,” said Mike Scott, Director, TowerJazz USA
Aerospace & Defense. “We are very pleased to see our teamwork
take flight in this exciting endeavor by NASA. We value our
collaboration with SRI to deliver this highly advanced CMOS imaging
technology to NRL and we look forward to more joint success in the
future.”
About SRI
International SRI International creates
world-changing solutions making people safer, healthier, and more
productive. SRI, a research center headquartered in Menlo Park,
California, works primarily in advanced technology and systems,
biosciences, computing, and education. SRI brings its innovations
to the marketplace through technology licensing, spin-off ventures
and new product solutions.
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.
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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
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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 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 SRI International Contact:
Dina Basin | +1 650-859-3845 | dina.basin@sri.com
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