Annual report 2008 - Europractice-IC

Europractice ResearchEuropractice Academic273134628113237482005223469243842158729885285ResultsResultsMPW prototypingserviceIndustry + non- European univ/research31%ASICs prototyped on MPW runsASICs In 2008, prototyped a total of 534 on MPW ASICs runs haveIn been 2005, prototyped. a total of 450 Whereas ASICs have thebeen number prototyped. of designs Whereas on MPW the numberhave of been designs decreased on MPW over runs the have lastrunsbeen years, decreased we are very over much the pleased last years, towe see are a consolidation very much pleased in 2008. to see anincrease 69% of the again designs in 2004 are and sent 2005, in byas European well as universities for designs and from research Europeanlaboratories universities, while research the remaining institutes31% of as the from designs industry. is being sent in69% by non-European of the designs universities are sent in and byEuropean companies universities world-wide. and researchlaboratories while the remaining31% Geometry of the mix designs is being sent inby Year non-European over year we universities see a shift and towardsnewest world-wide. technologies. Also incompanies2008 the same trend is shown. TheGeometry majority of mix the designs is still beingYear done over in 0.35μ year and we see below a shift while towardsnewest technologies. Alsoain600Industry + non-European univ/research 31%Europractice Research15%MWP designs in 2005Europractice Academic54%Europractice Research 16% Europractice Academic 53%2005 the same trend is shown. The 2004, 54 in 2003). This is a big increasein 2008and confirms that reducingmajority of the designs MPW is now designsbeing done in 0.35µ and below the prototyping cost for education(77%) while a few years ago the helps to stimulate universities to bemajority of the designs was still more active in ASIC design.done few years in 0.7/0.8µ. ago the majority of the mini@sic Interesting to see is that under thedesigns was still done in 0.7/0.8μ. Very mini@sic encouraging conditions, is the the fact more that the advancedtechnologies concept was are accepted even more verymini@sic The number of designs in 0.35μ is mini@sicVery stable encouraging while the number is the fact of that designs the well used by (due universities to the in drastic 2008 with price 257 reduction).prototyped (207 in 2007).mini@sic 0.25μ technologies concept was and accepted beyond designsGeometry mixvery is increasing. well by 250 universities in 2005with 139 designs prototyped (90 in2002003 2004 20052006 2007 20085004006005001504001003003002005020010001000.8…0.5µ 0.35µ 0.25µ 0.18µ 0.13µ 90nm02000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Industry + non-Europeanuniv/research 140 159 155 115 128 138univ/research140 159 155 115 128 138 134 154 164Europractice Research 27 46 13 48 52 69Europractice Research274613485269848785Europractice Academic 313 281 237 200 234 243Europractice Academic 313 281 237 200 234 243 215 298 28512 europractice | results