Aalter, Belgium, September 18, 2025 – Sofics®, a world leading innovator of physical layout and design focused on built-in robustness of integrated circuits that demand superior power-performance-area (PPA), today announced its official inclusion in the GlobalFoundries (GF) GlobalSolutions™ Ecosystem, further expanding its reach across GF’s diverse technology platforms.
Sofics has validated and productized ESD and I/O solutions on multiple GF process technologies, including 22FDX® SOI, 130nm SOI, 130nm/65nm/55nm CMOS, and 9HP SiGe. These silicon-proven solutions are now used in commercial products from over 10 GF customers, including industry leaders in Bluetooth communication, high-speed interfaces (e.g., HDMI, DisplayPort), and optical modules operating at speeds up to 224Gbps.
“GlobalFoundries’ partnership offers Sofics unique access to silicon across a wide range of process technologies.”“We’ve worked closely with GF and its customers to validate our IP in test chips and real products. Our ESD protection and custom I/O IP enable higher robustness, lower capacitance, and lower leakage – giving IC designers flexibility while reducing development time and cost. Being referred by GF to its customers reinforces the trust placed in our proven solutions.”Koen Verhaege, Sofics CEO
The GlobalSolutions ecosystem is designed to strengthen partnerships between GlobalFoundries and trusted design and IP partners, enabling GF to deliver over 2,200 differentiated customer designs in the past 5 years. Through this partnership, GF customers will have streamlined access to Sofics technologies, supporting demanding design requirements including high-voltage interfaces, fail-safe operation, and optimized ESD protection within compact silicon areas.
“Sofics is a valuable addition to our IP ecosystem, built on strategic industry alliances with industry leaders and innovators that give our customers access to the most advanced semiconductor solutions available.”“Their robust and silicon-verified IP complements our technology platforms by helping customers accelerate their design cycles, improve reliability, and achieve high performance – all without requiring process modifications.”Ziv Hammer, senior vice president of design platforms and services at GF
The alliance with GF further strengthens Sofics’ position as a leading enabler of cost-efficient, high-performance IC design. Sofics’ IP has been deployed in more than 5000 IC designs, covering applications in automotive, data centers, mobile imaging, industrial positioning, and more – with proven success in billions of chips.
Sofics (www.sofics.com) stands for “Solutions for ICs.”. Sofics offers patented on-chip ESD, EOS, EMC protection, and specialty I/Os that help fabless IC companies improve robustness, shrink die size, and accelerate time to market. Sofics IP is integrated in more than 5000 tape outs across CMOS, FinFET, BCD and SOI processes including multiple platforms from GlobalFoundries.
