Leading Semiconductor Players to Advance Next Generation FD-SOI
Roadmap for Automotive, IoT and Mobile Applications
Leading Semiconductor
Players to Advance Next
Generation
FD-SOI
Roadmap for Automotive, IoT and Mobile
Applications
CEA, Soitec, GlobalFoundries and
STMicroelectronics working together to define technology and
ecosystem roadmap
Paris, Grenoble
(France), Malta
(USA),
Geneva
(Switzerland),
April 8, 2022
– CEA, Soitec, GlobalFoundries and
STMicroelectronics have announced a new collaboration in which they
intend to jointly define the industry’s next generation roadmap for
FD-SOI (fully depleted silicon-on-insulator) technology.
Semiconductors and FD-SOI innovation are of strategic value to
France and the EU as well as to customers globally. FD-SOI offers
substantial benefits for designers and customer systems including
lower power consumption as well as easier integration of additional
features such as connectivity and security, a key feature for
automotive, IoT and mobile applications.
“CEA has been, for over 20 years, a pioneer of the FD-SOI
technology, within the Grenoble-Crolles ecosystem. CEA has also a
long history of deep R&D cooperation with both
STMicroelectronics, Soitec and GlobalFoundries and has been very
active in the initiatives led by the European Commission and Member
States aiming to set up a complete ecosystem for FD-SOI going from
material suppliers, design houses, EDA tools providers, fabless
companies and end users”, said François Jacq, CEA Chairman. “CEA is
highly motivated by this opportunity to prepare a new generation of
FD-SOI technology providing higher performance, lower power
consumption and lower costs to address the needs of major European
markets such as automotive, IoT, 5G/6G and manufacturing
4.0.”
"FD-SOI is a key technology for the dynamic markets we address
and an important growth driver for our industry and our customers,”
said Paul Boudre, CEO of Soitec. "The FD-SOI alliance that we are
pleased to announce today is built on Soitec’s capacity to drive
innovation in substrates and help launch a new generation of
semiconductors serving a large variety of markets including
connectivity, automotive, Internet of Things and Artificial
Intelligence. Together with our partners and allies, we want to
confirm our technological leadership and continue to drive
innovation in global microelectronics. This collaboration also
illustrates how closely we work with our customers to advance
technologies, address their future needs, and accompany them to go
to market at a high pace.”
“We look forward to deepening our partnership with the leading
French and European stakeholders across the full semiconductor
value chain and in particular to build on our highly differentiated
FDSOI-based solutions together to address the rapid growth of chips
requiring low power, connectivity, and security in automotive, IoT
and smart mobile devices,” said Tom Caulfield, CEO of
GlobalFoundries. “The dynamic European semiconductor ecosystem is
important to us and we will continue to invest to grow our presence
in the EU as part of our global growth strategy.”
“ST was an early innovator in FD-SOI and has been in production
for several years, with both custom and standard advanced products
for a broad range of end-markets. In particular, the technology
supports the automotive industry as it transitions to full
digitalization and software-defined architectures in addition to
the development of driverless technologies”, said Jean-Marc Chery,
President and CEO of STMicroelectronics. “We look forward to
working with other leading experts on the next generations of
FD-SOI that will enable our customers to overcome the challenges
they face as they transition to full digitalization and support the
decarbonization of the economy”.
About CEA
The CEA is a key player in research, development and innovation
in four main areas: energy transition, digital transition,
technology for the medicine of the future and defense and
security.
According to the Clarivate 2022 ranking, the CEA is in The Top
100 Global Innovators, in terms of number of patents filed in
France and Europe. We help businesses in all sectors be more
competitive, creating high-performance products that stand out from
the crowd and developing trail-blazing solutions that lead to
changes in our society. We deploy this dynamic approach at sites
all over France, aiding local partners to innovate themselves, thus
helping to create sustainable value and jobs nationwide, tailored
to meet actual industry needs. Alongside this, the CEA provides
more than just a kick-start to our 222 startups, agile vectors for
transferring the disruptive technology and knowledge developed at
our laboratories to industry. For more information: www.cea.fr
Contact:
Tuline Laeser+33 6 12 04 40 22Tuline.laeser@cea.fr
About Soitec
Soitec (Euronext, Tech 40 Paris) is a world leader in the
manufacture of innovative semiconductor materials. The company uses
its unique technologies to serve the electronics markets. With more
than 3,500 patents worldwide, Soitec’s strategy is based on
disruptive innovation to meet its customers’ needs for high
performance, energy efficiency and cost competitiveness. Soitec has
manufacturing facilities, R&D centers and offices in Europe,
the United States and Asia. Fully committed to sustainable
development, in 2021 Soitec adopted a corporate purpose to reflect
its engagements: “We are the innovative soil from which smart and
energy efficient electronics grow into amazing and sustainable life
experiences.”
Soitec, SmartSiC™ and SmartCut™ are registered trademarks of
Soitec.
For more information, please visit www.soitec.com and follow us
on Twitter: @Soitec_EN
Contact:
Media: Investors:Markus Payer investors@soitec.com+352 621 968
002Markus.payer-ext@soitec.com
About GF
GlobalFoundries® (GF®) is one of the world’s leading
semiconductor manufacturers. GF is redefining innovation and
semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering
feature-rich process technology solutions that provide leadership
performance in pervasive high growth markets. GF offers a
unique mix of design, development and fabrication
services. With a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale
manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a
trusted technology source to its worldwide customers. For more
information, visit www.gf.com.
Contact:
Erica McGillGlobalFoundries(518) 795-5240erica.mcgill@gf.com
About STMicroelectronics
At ST, we are 48,000 creators and makers of semiconductor
technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An independent device
manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and
thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and
ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the
need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable
smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and
the wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and 5G
technology. ST is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2027.
Further information can be found at www.st.com.
For further information, please contact:
INVESTOR RELATIONS: Céline Berthier Group VP, Investor Relations
Tel : +41.22.929.58.12 Celine.berthier@st.comMEDIA RELATIONS:
Alexis Breton Corporate External Communications Tel: +
33.6.59.16.79.08 alexis.breton@st.com
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