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austriamicrosystems’
business unit Full Service Foundry announced today,
at the electronica 2004 EXPO in Munich, the availability
of its 50V 0.35µm High-Voltage CMOS Process Design
Kit (HIT-Kit V3.61) with integrated DFM features. Design
for Manufacturing (DFM) for analog/high voltage chip
design is a highly demanded necessity in order to ensure
fast ramp-up and stable volume production. Using the
new HIT-Kit allows optimization towards yield and robustness
of the design during the design process, thus enabling
considerable bottom line improvements for the ramp up
of a project.
Analog/high voltage design traditionally involves significant
trial and error procedures. With its leading expertise
in High Voltage CMOS and analog technology, austriamicrosystems
has made significant effort to ease this pain for its
customers. austriamicrosystems’ DFM-enhanced reference
design flow utilizes specific analog/high voltage DFM
tools such as design and layout verification of circuit
robustness, yield centering, parasitic simulation or
safe operating area check. As a further service, austriamicrosystems
provides full design support including analog/high voltage
DFM guidelines and DFM design reviewing services to
its foundry customers.
"Early detection of critical structures and devices
is accomplished by using the Safe Operating Area Check
tool. This comprehensive tool enables designers to verify
the operating area of all devices included in their
design according to the related process parameter document
in an efficient, fast and comfortable way. Improved
Monte Carlo models optimized for high voltage designs
and simulation models considering all device parasitics
complete the DFM-optimized package," states Thomas
Moerth, Design Support Manager at austriamicrosystems.
Peter Gasteiner, Senior Vice President and General
Manger of austriamicrosystems'
business unit Full Service Foundry, adds: “We
are particularly proud of the superior design environment
and services we offer to our foundry customers for High
Voltage CMOS. Helping our customers to maximize their
yield and ensure robustness of their analog designs
gives us a clear competitive advantage and strengthens
our position as a leading supplier of High Voltage CMOS
silicon foundry services.”
About austriamicrosystems
austriamicrosystems’
business unit Full Service Foundry has successfully
positioned itself in the mixed-signal foundry market
offering well-established RF CMOS, High Voltage CMOS,
BiCMOS and SiGe-BiCMOS processes. With superior support
during the design phase, with high-end tools and experienced
engineers, austriamicrosystems
succeeds to be an attractive analog/mixed-signal foundry
partner especially for fabless design houses.
austriamicrosystems
AG is a leading designer and manufacturer of highly
integrated analog-intensive mixed-signal ICs. austriamicrosystems
combines more than 20 years of design capabilities,
product and marketing know-how with its own cutting
edge analog manufacturing and test facilities. Operating
worldwide with more than 800 employees, austriamicrosystems
serves four strategic markets: Communications, Industry
& Medical, Automotive and Full Service Foundry.
austriamicrosystems
AG is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker
symbol: AMS) | 
