austriamicrosystems’ business unit Full Service Foundry announced today the exhibition at the 2005 FSA Suppliers Expo Europe at the Mermaid Conference and Events Centre in London, England. The Expo is held in conjunction with the IEE/FSA International Semiconductor Executive Forum.

The 2005 FSA Suppliers Expo Europe provides an opportunity for European semiconductor professionals to attend a complimentary exhibition featuring industry suppliers from around the globe to explore their latest, most innovative products and services. The event brings together professionals in an effort to cultivate and further business partnerships globally.

"The FSA Supplier Expo has established itself as the premier event in the fabless world especially in North America. We are pleased about the European event which enables us to offer our foundry services to a range of local fabless companies and IDM’s in the analog, mixed signal and RF area in an exhibition," stated Peter Gasteiner, Senior Vice President and General Manger of austriamicrosystems' business unit Full Service Foundry.

austriamicrosystems, as a leading supplier to fabless companies, has further expanded its technology portfolio with advanced High Voltage CMOS processes. Based on the proven 0.35 µm mixed-signal CMOS process, licensed from TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), there is now a 20V and a 50V process available for mass production in austriamicrosystems’ 200mm production line. These processes are ideally suited for power management products, display drivers and automotive and industrial applications.

With the announcement of these leading edge processes austriamicrosystems also provides the appropriate mixed-signal high voltage design environment, known as HIT-Kit, for these new 0.35 µm HV processes. The easy to use HIT-Kit includes fully characterized analog and HV simulation models, extraction and verification run sets, qualified digital and analog libraries, device generators and many more to give customers a tool set which increases the chances drastically of performing first time right design.

About austriamicrosystems
austriamicrosystems’ business unit Full Service Foundry has successfully positioned itself in the mixed signal foundry market offering well-established RF CMOS, HV CMOS, BiCMOS and SiGe-BiCMOS processes. With superior support during the design phase, with high-end tools and experienced engineers, austriamicrosystems is an attractive analog/mixed-signal foundry partner especially for fabless design houses.

austriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, combining more than 20 years of analog design capabilities and system know-how with its own state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems leverages its expertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leading customised and standard analog products. Operating worldwide with more than 800 employees, austriamicrosystems focuses on the areas of power management, sensors & sensor interfaces, portable audio and car access through its business units Communications, Industry & Medical, Automotive and Full Service Foundry. austriamicrosystems is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS).

For additional information on the 2005 FSA Suppliers Expo Europe or to register, please visit http://www.fsa.org/suppliers_expo/europe/