Annual report 2000 - Europractice

Results
MPW prototyping service
ASICs prototyped on MPW runs
In 2000, 473 ASICs have been prototyped
on 130 scheduled MPW runs. This is a little
decrease, but on the other hand several customers
have chosen to combine several designs
on dedicated full mask or multi level
mask prototype runs. We are very pleased
with the 25% increased participation from
industry and research laboratories compared
to 1999.
Geometry mix
From the designs that customers send in for
prototyping, it can be analysed that our customers
follow the introduction of new technologies.
This is demonstrated by the fact
that 20% of the designs are prototyped in
0.35µ CMOS. In 2000, the first MPW runs
in 0.25µ CMOS technology have been offered
with success.
There is a clear indication that the older
(>1µ) technologies are less used and therefore
it has been decided to gradually phase
out the 2µ CMOS MPW runs in 2001.
Designs starts versus technology
The majority of designs in 2000 was fabricated
in CMOS technologies (85%). Due to the
fact that the interest in GaAs technologies
has decreased considerably, it was decided to
phase out this technology completely in
2000 and to look for alternatives for high
speed designs such as SiGe and RFCMOS
technologies. The introduction of 0.18µ and
0.13µ RFCMOS technologies in 2001 is
therefore very promising.
ASICs submitted for prototyping on MPW runs
Designs
versus type
of technology
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Universities + Polytechnics 361 395 349 335 285
Industry + Research Labs 100 138 122 151 188
Designs versus geometry
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0.5/0.6
22%
0.5/0.6
19%
0,35
20%
0.35
9%
1999
0,25
2%
2000
>1
5%
>1
10%
0.7/0.8
59%
1998
1999
2000
11
0.7/0.8
54%
BiCMOS CMOS DMILL GaAs SiGe