IBM, Chartered, Infineon and Samsung Announce Process and Design Readiness for Silicon Circuits on 45nm Low-Power Technology
29 August 2006 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Industry Leaders Offer Reliable, High-Performance, Low-Leakage
Platform for Early Adopters of Leading-Edge Process; Early Design
Kits Available to Accelerate Transition IBM, Chartered
Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq:CHRT) (SGX-ST:CHARTERED),
Infineon Technologies, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today
announced first silicon-functional circuits and the availability of
design kits based on their collaboration for 45nm low-power process
technology. The early characterization of key design elements in
silicon, coupled with the availability of early design kits,
provide designers with a significant head start in moving to the
latest process from the industry-leading CMOS technology research
and development alliance. The early design kits are developed
through a collaborative effort by all four companies and are
immediately available for select customers. The first working
circuits in 45nm technology, targeted at next-generation
communication systems, were proven in silicon using the process
technology jointly developed by the alliance partners and were
produced at the IBM 300-millimeter (mm) fabrication line in East
Fishkill, NY, where the joint development team is based. Among the
successfully verified blocks are standard library cells and I/O
elements provided by Infineon, as well as embedded memory developed
by the alliance. Infineon has included special circuitry on the
first 300mm wafers to debug the complex process and to gain
experience in product architecture interactions. "This result is
another significant milestone in our successful strategy to develop
optimized product solutions using the most advanced technology
platforms as early as possible," stated Hermann Eul, member of the
board of Infineon Technologies and president of its Communication
Solutions business group. "The first structures in 45nm represent
our most cutting-edge technology, bringing together
high-performance capabilities and low-power consumption. This
solution is clearly well-suited to address the needs of
next-generation mobile applications." The development of the design
kits incorporates design expertise from all four companies in order
to facilitate earlier transition to the new process by chip
customer designers, as well as to continue to drive single-design,
multi-fab manufacturing capability for maximum design leverage and
to bring about ultimate consumer benefit. The 45nm low-power
process is expected to be installed and fully qualified at
Chartered, IBM and Samsung 300mm fabs by the end of 2007. "The
speed, innovation and completeness with which this first 45nm
offering has been developed and made available to customers
demonstrates the growing customer value and strength of the
partnership between these four companies. Our early hardware
results indicate that the 45nm node device performance is at least
30 percent greater than that of the 65nm node, and that product
developers can design to this process with confidence," said Lisa
Su, vice president of semiconductor research and development at IBM
and the head of the joint development alliance. "By leveraging the
significant R&D and IP resources available worldwide across
this alliance of industry leaders, we are able to bring
manufacturing technology and design readiness to the market much
sooner and effectively for customers than working individually.
And, the additional benefit to customers is the flexibility in
accessing the technology thanks to the GDSII compatibility across
multiple manufacturing facilities." "The unique cooperation among
IBM, Chartered, Infineon and Samsung reduces the inherent risks in
adoption of advanced process technology," said Ho-Kyu Kang, vice
president of the advanced technology development team at Samsung
Electronics' System LSI Business. "Our customers leverage the
combined strengths of our system level, product design, and
manufacturing expertise in the development of leadership design
kits and process technology." About Chartered Chartered
Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq:CHRT) (SGX-ST:CHARTERED), one
of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries, offers
leading-edge technologies down to 65 nanometer (nm), enabling
today's system-on-chip designs. The company further serves its
customers' needs through a collaborative, joint development
approach on a technology roadmap that extends to 45nm. Chartered's
strategy is based on open and comprehensive design enablement
solutions, manufacturing enhancement strategies, and a commitment
to flexible sourcing. In Singapore, the company operates a 300mm
fabrication facility and four 200mm facilities. Information about
Chartered can be found at www.charteredsemi.com. About IBM For more
information about Semiconductors at IBM, please visit
www.ibm.com/chips. About Infineon Infineon Technologies AG, Munich,
Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for automotive,
industrial and multimarket sectors, for applications in
communication, as well as memory products through its subsidiary
Qimonda. With a global presence, Infineon operates through its
subsidiaries in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific
region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In fiscal year 2005
(ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 6.76 billion
with about 36,400 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the
DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock
Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at
www.infineon.com. Further information on Qimonda is available at
www.qimonda.com. About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication,
digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent
company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion.
Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 120 offices in 57
countries, the company consists of five main business units:
Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business,
Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business.
Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung
Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips,
mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit
www.samsung.com. Chartered, IBM, Infineon Technologies and Samsung
Safe Harbor Statement under the provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This news release
contains forward-looking statements as defined in the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements, and in particular, the
expected installation, qualification and availability of the 45nm
low-power process technology at Chartered, IBM and Samsung's 300mm
fabs, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ materially. Although Chartered, IBM,
Infineon Technologies and Samsung (collectively referred as the
"Alliance Partners") believe the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions,
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