Category Archives: Wafer and Foundries

SkyWater Announces Availability of Cadence Open-Source PDK and Reference Design for SkyWater’s 130 nm Process

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – November 3, 2023 – SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, today announced a new SkyWater open-source 130 nm process design kit (PDK) from Cadence Design Systems, Inc., which will be available in the Cadence® VLSI (very large-scale integration) Fundamentals Education Kit. The kit teaches students how theories and

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Intel Foundry Services and Tower Semiconductor Announce New US Foundry Agreement

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., and MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Sept. 5, 2023 – Intel Foundry Services (IFS) and Tower Semiconductor (Nasdaq: TSEM), a leading foundry for analog semiconductor solutions, today announced an agreement where Intel will provide foundry services and 300mm manufacturing capacity to

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GlobalFoundries Announces 9SW RFSOI Technology for Next-Generation Mobile and 5G Applications

SAN JOSE, C.A., August 29, 2023 – At its annual Technology Summit beginning today, GlobalFoundries (GF) (Nasdaq: GFS), announced advancements in the industry’s first RFSOI foundry solution manufactured on 300mm wafers. Building upon its 8SW RFSOI technology and designed in collaboration with key customers, GF’s 9SW RFSOI technology is GF’s most advanced

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EUROPRACTICE starts offering access to Pragmatic’s flexible integrated circuit foundry services through imec

July 5, 2023 — EUROPRACTICE Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) services will now offer flexible integrated circuit fabrication from Pragmatic Semiconductor, headquartered in Cambridge, UK. Within the EUROPRACTICE consortium, imec will be the partner that provides customers with access to Pragmatic’s technologies and technical support.
 
Pragmatic uses thin-film transistor (TFT) technology combined

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FinFETs: The Ultimate Guide

Introduction to FinFETs
 
In the quest for smaller, faster, and more power-efficient electronic devices, the evolution of semiconductor technology has been relentless. One significant milestone in this journey has been the advent of FinFETs (Fin Field-Effect Transistors). FinFETs have emerged as a ground-breaking transistor design that has revolutionized the

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U.S. Government Accredits GlobalFoundries to Manufacture Trusted Semiconductors at New York Facility

MALTA, N.Y., May 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), through the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), Trusted Access Program Office (TAPO), has accredited GlobalFoundries’ (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) advanced manufacturing facility in Malta, New York, as a Category 1A Trusted Supplier with the ability to manufacture secure semiconductors for a

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