SOITEC : SOITEC ANNOUNCES VOLUME MANUFACTURING OF 300-MM RF-SOI SUBSTRATES FOR THE GROWING 4G/LTE-ADVANCED MOBILE COMMUNICATI...
18 Februar 2016 - 5:54PM
SOITEC
ANNOUNCES VOLUME MANUFACTURING OF 300-MM RF-SOI
SUBSTRATES FOR THE GROWING 4G/LTE-ADVANCED MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
MARKET
Bernin
(Grenoble), France, February 18, 2016 - Soitec (Euronext),
a world leader in manufacturing innovative semiconductor materials
and a supplier of wafers for radio-frequency silicon-on-insulator
(RF-SOI) applications, has begun mass production of 300-mm RF-SOI
substrates for mobile communications. The 300-mm version of
Soitec's RFeSI90 substrate is made possible by the company's
proprietary technologies, long-time experience with 200-mm RF-SOI
and 300-mm high-volume manufacturing expertise. These advanced
wafers open the door for new enhancements that enable more highly
integrated ICs for 4G/LTE-Advanced communications and the next
generation of wireless technologies, including 5G.
This announcement comes at the same time as Soitec
reports cumulative sales of one million 200-mm RF-SOI wafers since
2009, hitting a milestone that underscores the pivotal role of
RF-SOI in the booming wireless communications market. The one
million RF-SOI wafers manufactured and shipped by Soitec have
yielded approximately 20 billion ICs for front-end modules (FEMs).
Soitec's RF-SOI substrates are now integral in manufacturing
antenna switches, antenna tuners, some power amplifiers and WiFi
circuits, meeting the demanding requirements of leading-edge smart
phone ICs. They have been widely adopted by leading RF
semiconductor companies to address cost, performance and
integration needs for the 3G and 4G/LTE mobile wireless
markets.
"The widespread use of Soitec's
materials technology in existing 3G and 4G portable communications
demonstrates the important role of RF-SOI in high-volume,
cost-sensitive applications such as cellular phones, tablets and
other fast-growing markets involving mobile internet devices,"
said Bernard Aspar, senior vice president of Soitec's Communication
& Power Business Unit. "Now the high-volume
availability of our newest 300-mm RF-SOI offering enables our
customers and their customers to continue to deliver higher
performance while giving them access to foundries' larger global
production capacities and more manufacturing flexibility."
While Soitec has been shipping large volumes of
200-mm RF-SOI wafers for many years and continuing to increase its
200-mm production capacity, the company has been delivering over
the past 18 months
300-mm RFeSI90 wafer samples for product qualification. Key
partnerships with fabless semiconductor companies and foundries
have been instrumental in achieving the production milestones and
performance levels of Soitec's new 300-mm RF-SOI product. The large
supply of 300-mm wafers allows Soitec's customers to expand their
production capacities for RF-SOI devices and produce more highly
integrated ICs.
The new wafers - based on a more advanced SOI
process - offer higher levels of performance such as better
uniformity, a key parameter in achieving greater control of
transistor matching for analog semiconductor designs and allowing
designs with thinner transistors and additional process options to
improve RonCoff
performance, the figure of merit that is used to rate the
performance of an RF switch.
Soitec continues to work on future generations of
RF-SOI substrates with a product roadmap to further enable more
innovation and cost effectiveness for future mobile communication
markets.
About Soitec: Soitec
(Euronext, Tech 40 Paris) is a world leader in designing and
manufacturing innovative semiconductor materials. The company uses
its unique technologies and semiconductor expertise to serve the
electronics and energy markets. With 3,600 patents worldwide,
Soitec's strategy is based on disruptive innovation to answer its
customers' needs for high performance, energy efficiency and cost
competitiveness. Soitec has manufacturing facilities, R&D
centers and offices in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. For more
information, please visit www.soitec.com and follow us on Twitter:
@Soitec_EN
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