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HIT-Kit for new H18 process includes high density silicon qualified libraries enabling System-on-Chip applications

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (June 24, 2010) – austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS) business unit Full Service Foundry today announced the availability of its new analog/mixed signal high performance process design kit ("HIT-Kit") for its 0.18µm High-Voltage CMOS technology H18.

Based on Cadence® Virtuoso® custom design platform (IC 5.1.41 release), the new HIT-Kit significantly improves the time-to-market for highly competitive products in the analog intensive mixed signal and System-on-Chip arena. Supporting designers in creating their first-time-right mixed signal designs even for complex designs, this comprehensive design kit with its highly accurate simulation models and flexible pcells provides a proven route to silicon.

The new HIT-Kit v3.77 supports the 0.18µm specialty process technology H18 (High-Voltage CMOS) which is based on IBM’s industry proven foundry process technology CMOS7RF. It includes silicon-qualified digital, analog and RF library elements, complete sets of low voltage devices (1.8V and 5.0V) and high-voltage devices with various gate oxide thicknesses (20V and 50V devices). Fully characterized simulation models for a large set of simulators, extraction and verification run sets as well as automatic layout device generators complete the H18 HIT-Kit offering. Hence product developers are enabled with a plug-and-play tool set which facilitates "first time right" designs.

"The H18 process is already the 6th generation of High-Voltage CMOS processes developed at austriamicrosystems and it is now ready for design and risk production. This new HIT-Kit v3.77 is a result of austriamicrosystems continuous efforts to deliver best-in-class design environment and analog foundry services to our customers," states Thomas Riener, Vice President and General Manager Full Service Foundry at austriamicrosystems. "The usage of the new HIT-Kit enables our customers to access our new 0.18µm High-Voltage CMOS specialty process."

The digital standard cell libraries included in this H18 HIT-Kit have a gate density of 118kGates/mm² and are available both in standard and low leakage versions. Furthermore all I/O structures within the design kit are silicon-validated and meet the military ESD and JEDEC latch-up standards with I/O pads designed to surpass 4kV HBM and 250mA latch-up immunity. Read more details about this new HIT-Kit version on our Foundry Support Server at http://asic.austriamicrosystems.com/hitkit377.

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

austriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of standard and customized high-performance analog ICs in the areas of power management, sensors & sensor interfaces and mobile infotainment. Complemented by its full service foundry services, the company focuses on the communications, industrial & medical and automotive markets. austriamicrosystems leverages almost 30 years of expertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leading products, operating worldwide with more than 1,000 employees with its own state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS).