Annual report 2008 - Europractice-IC

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Table of contentsForeword ...........................................................................................................................................1 1Your Total and Turn-Key ASIC SolutionYour Total and Turn-Key ASIC Solution............................................................................................ 33Easy access 3Easy access .............................................................................................................................. 3Phase I: ASIC Design 4Phase I: ASIC Design ............................................................................................................... 4Phase II: Prototyping and test development 5Phase II: Prototyping and test development .......................................................................... 5Phase III: First test & Characterization of prototype 5Phase III: First test & Characterization of prototype .............................................................. 5Phase IV: Qualification of the ASIC 6Phase IV: Qualification of the ASIC ......................................................................................... 6Phase V: Volume production & test activities 6Phase V: Volume production & test activities ........................................................................ 6EUROPRACTICE offers deep submicron design support service 7EUROPRACTICE offers deep submicron design support service .............................................. 7Low cost IC-prototyping 8Low cost IC-prototyping........................................................................................................... 8Technologies / Supply partners / mini@sic 9Technologies / Supply partners / mini@sic.............................................................................. 9EUROPRACTICE offers full test solutions for production 10EUROPRACTICE offers full test solutions for production.........................................................10Web site / EUROPRACTICE-online 11Web site / EUROPRACTICE-online............................................................................................ 11Results 12Results.............................................................................................................................................12MPW prototyping service 12MPW Small prototyping volume projects service........................................................................................................12 15Small volume projects.............................................................................................................13Examples of ASIC projects 16Examples List of customers of ASIC projects...............................................................................................................16 29AMIS (On Semi).......................................................................................................................16austriamicrosystems................................................................................................................18IHP.......................................................................................................................................... 29UMC........................................................................................................................................ 30List of customers ............................................................................................................................ 332 europractice | table of contents
EUROPRACTICE: :Your Total and Turn-Key ASIC SolutionEUROPRACTICE provides provides semiconductor semiconductorand systemNew fablescompaniesstartupwithcompaniesa totalas well as small companies or companiesand turn-key system ASIC companies solution with including a total :andhaving small ASIC volume products in niche markets experience• and easy turn-key access ASIC to foundry solution design including rules, : cell librarieshuge problemsand designtokitsget access to foundriesThrough itssinceagreementtheir volumewith foundriesis too• deep easy access submicron to foundry RTL-to-layout design service rules, small.and library partners, EUROPRACTICE• low cell cost libraries prototype and design fabrication kits serviceis allowed to distribute foundry technology• volume deep submicron fabrication RTL-to-layout service including ser-wafevice fabrication,EUROPRACTICEpackaginghas waferandfoundry agreementsinformationwith differentand cell librariesleadingtest• ASIC low cost qualification prototype fabrication service• logistics• technical volume fabrication customer support service includingwafer fabrication, packaging andsuppliers, allowing to offer the mostuponadvancedsimpleassignaturewell asofspecifica standardtechnologiesto those customers. OurNon-Disclosurefoundry partnersAgreementsacknowledgeor a DesigntheEUROPRACTICE Service as the optimal solutionKit Licenseto provideAgreement.wafer capacityto smaller customers. SuppliersThoseagreementssee EUROPRACTICEcan be downloadedas one bigfromcustomerrepresenting about 600 universitiesthe EUROPRACTICEand 300 companieswebsite. Inworldwide.thisNew test fables startup companies as well as small companiesThrough agreementsor companieswith foundryway youpartners,have accessEUROPRACTICEin a few daysishaving • ASIC small qualification ASIC volume products in niche marketsable to offerexperienceASIC solutionshuge problemsrangingwithoutfrom ahavingfew wafersto gotothroughthousandsa painfulof• logistics to get access to foundries since their volumewafersispertooyear.small.• technical customer supportcustomer qualification procedureat the foundry. Foundry informationEUROPRACTICE has wafer foundry agreements with different leading sup-includes design rules, spice param-pliers, allowing to offer the most advanced as well as specific technologiesEasy accessto those customers. Our foundry partners acknowledge the EUROPRACTICEService as the optimal solution to provide wafer capacity to smaller customers.Suppliers see EUROPRACTICE as one big customer representing aboutThrough its agreement with foundries600 universities and 300 companies world-wide. Through agreements withand library partners, EUROPRACTICE isfoundry partners, EUROPRACTICE is able to offer ASIC solutions ranging fromallowed to distribute foundry technologyinformation and cell libraries upona few wafers to thousands of wafers per year.simple signature of a standard Non-Disclosure Agreements or a Design KitLicense Agreement. Those agreementscan be downloaded from the EURO-PRACTICE website. In this way youhave access in a few days withouthaving to go through a painful customerqualification procedure at thefoundry. Foundry information includes most of the popular CAD tools (Cadence,Synopsys, Mentor Graphics,design rules, spice parameters, design& layout manuals and DRC/ERC/LVS Tanner, etc.). This foundry and librarydecks. Cell library information includes information is distributed on the EUlibrarymanuals and design kits for ROPRACTICE CD-ROM or via FTP.Easy accesseters, design & layout manuals andDRC/ERC/LVS decks. Cell library informationincludes library manuals anddesign kits for most of the popularCAD tools (Cadence, Synopsys, MentorGraphics, Tanner, etc.). This foundryand library information is distributedon the EUROPRACTICE CD-ROMor via FTP.europractice | a total solution3
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