Tower Semiconductor and GMEMS Announce the Ramp to Mass Production of MEMS Microphones Products
December 21 2020 - 6:00AM
Based on Tower’s
flow in its high volume 200mm CMOS Fab, custom developed for GMEMS
products enabling capacity expansion for high volume
manufacturing
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and MILPITAS,
California, December 21, 2020 – Tower Semiconductor
(NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor
foundry solutions, and GMEMS, a supplier of MEMS
(Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors and products to the
telecommunications industry , today announced the ramp to mass
production of GMEM’s MEMS microphones products on Tower’s 0.18um
flow, custom developed for GMEMS products. Tailor designed for the
rapidly growing demand of the earbuds and cellphone markets,
GMEMS’s highly advanced microphones offer a substantially smaller
solution than competition. Utilizing Tower’s advanced facilities
and platforms provides high volume manufacturing and capacity
assurance, enabling to meet these fast-growing market demands.
According to Yole Development, MEMS microphone market is
expected to grow from $1.2B (5.8B units) in 2019 to $1.7B (9.3B
units) in 2024 with 6.6% CAGR.
“We are very pleased to have partnered with
Tower to enhance the manufacturing capability for our highly
demanded microphone products. We chose Tower for its excellent
reputation, superior technical capabilities, advanced technology
platforms and its capability to manufacture MEMS at large scale due
to the compatibility with its CMOS flow,” said Dr. Mark Wang, GMEMS
CEO. “The joint effort between GMEMS experts and Tower’s
exceptional R&D team enabled a successful ramp to a stable high
volume manufacturing of our products, as well as to set a roadmap
for the development of our next-generation microphones“.
In addition to a very small die size, Tower’s
flow offers multiple advantages for the manufacturing of the MEMS
microphones including high dynamic range and high SNR (Signal to
Noise Ratio), key features when addressing MEMS microphone market
demands, especially for mobile devices.
“We are excited about our cooperation with
GMEMS, a world leading company in its field, developing outstanding
technology solutions and products. Our tight and well-aligned
collaboration allowed to effectively ramp GMEMS excellent products
to high volume mass production using best in class technology,”
said Dr. Avi Strum, Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Sensors & Displays Business Unit, Tower Semiconductor. “We look
forward to accomplishing additional achievements together allowing
to realize even greater market potential”.
For more information about Tower Semiconductor’s MEMS technology
platform, please click here.
For more information about Tower Semiconductor’s process
technology offerings, please click here or inquire
at: info@towersemi.com
For more information about GMEMS technology and
products, please click here.
About GMEMSGMEMS is a leading
developer and provider of MEMS microphones, voice interface
software and other MEMS products. With its core technical team
having accumulated more than twenty years of working experience in
MEMS acoustic sensor and noise suppression algorithms, GMEMS
provides a one-stop solution for its end customers. Over the years,
GMEMS has established itself as a leader in providing high
performance MEMS microphones and voice processing algorithms for
voice interface applications in telecommunication industry.
About Tower Semiconductor
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE:
TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor foundry
solutions, provides technology and manufacturing platforms for
integrated circuits (ICs) in growing markets such as consumer,
industrial, automotive, mobile, infrastructure, medical and
aerospace and defense. Tower Semiconductor’s focuses on creating
positive and sustainable impact on the world through long term
partnerships and its advanced and innovative analog technology
offering, comprised of a broad range of customizable process
platforms such as SiGe, BiCMOS, mixed-signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS
image sensor, non-imaging sensors, integrated power management (BCD
and 700V), and MEMS. Tower Semiconductor 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. To provide multi-fab sourcing and
extended capacity for its customers, Tower Semiconductor 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) through TPSCo. For more information, please visit
www.towersemi.com.
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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 Tower’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. Tower does not intend
to update, and expressly disclaim any obligation to update, the
information contained in this release.
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