TowerJazz Announces Smallest in the World Global Shutter Pixel Ramping to Production on 65nm Platform in its 300mm Japanese S...
January 28 2019 - 6:00AM
State of the art pixel performance suitable
for a wide range of industrial and commercial applications,
high-end machine vision, face recognition and others
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, January 28,
2019 – TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader,
today announced its advanced CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) offering of
the world’s smallest Global Shutter (GS) pixel ramping to
production in its 300mm Uozu, Japan manufacturing facility. This
breakthrough achievement, based on the Company’s advanced 65nm
technology platform and unique light pipe technology, offers superb
GS performance with a variety of pixel sizes down to 2.5 µm, which
is the smallest pixel size in the world. Global shutter pixels are
vastly used in a wide range of applications in some of the world’s
top developing markets such as: industrial and high-end machine
vision, mobile face recognition and commercial applications among
others.
Company’s leading and unique light pipe (a micro
optical structure that funnels the light directly into the
photodiode) technology on its 65nm node enables this half area
pixel size, as compared with the currently used pixel in the
market, while still offering state of the art functionality and
superb angular response. Specifically, the most important
parameters of global shutter pixels, namely Shutter Efficiency and
Quantum Efficiency (QE) are outstanding even at high ray angles
(low F#s) thanks to the unique light funneling properties of the
per pixel micro light pipe. The smaller pixel size enables smaller
imaging area of the sensor, which leads to lower cost and smaller
form factor (camera module dimensions) or double the resolution on
same imaging area.
World’s previous smallest GS pixel, also
achieved by TowerJazz, was 2.8 µm in 2016. Several products using
this pixel are already in mass production.
“We are proud to announce the world’s smallest
GS Pixel going into mass production, providing our customers with
cutting edge imaging solutions, meeting today’s advanced market
needs. This break-through achievement strongly demonstrates
TowerJazz’s continued commitment to offer leading technology as
well as unique value proposition, based on its profound technical
knowledge,” said Dr. Assaf Lahav, TowerJazz Fellow and CIS
expert.
TowerJazz will hold a CIS dedicated Technical
Seminar in Haifa, Israel on Feb. 26th, 2019, in collaboration with
the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology and ACRC, the
Advanced Circuit Research Center. During the seminar, TowerJazz
will showcase its advanced CIS platform, cutting edge technological
solutions and enhanced manufacturing capabilities for a wide range
of rising imaging markets. For more information and registration,
please click here.
For additional information on TowerJazz’s CIS
offering, please visit here.For additional information on
TowerJazz’s industrial and machine vision technology offering,
please visit here.
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.
TowerJazz Company Contact: Orit
Shahar | +972-74-7377440 | oritsha@towersemi.com TowerJazz
Investor Relations Contact: Noit Levi | +972-4-604-7066 |
noit.levi@towerjazz.com
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