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Cypress and Tower Complete 0.18-Micron Device
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
Cypress Semiconductor, a developer and manufacturer of programmable
mixed-signal solutions and CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) components, and
Tower Semiconductor, an independent specialty foundry, announced the
successful completion of Cypress's first 0.18-micron stitched
large-format CIS device.
The product is to be manufactured using Tower Semiconductor's latest
generation of stitching technology at Tower's 200-mm Fab 2 in Migdal
Ha'emek, Israel.
Cypress and Tower have collaborated on CIS products for more than five
years, primarily using Tower's Fab 1 technology. Cypress is now also
using Fab 2's advanced 0.18-micron technology, producing products
serving a variety of applications, including industrial imaging,
high-end cameras and dental imaging.
Cypress's stitched CIS product is the latest addition to Tower's Fab 2,
0.18-micron technology platform. Tower's patented stitching technology
overcomes photolithography tool limitations to tile 5.5-micron pixel
sections into a large pixel array, resulting in ultra-high resolution,
high-quality color image sensors. This technology enables manufacturing
of die sizes up to a single die per 200-mm wafer.
Cypress is a provider in the custom CIS market, with a broad portfolio
of products for high-speed imaging, machine vision, barcode, medical,
and digital cinema applications.
"We are very pleased with the results of our first 0.18-micron stitched
design in the Tower process. Tower brings unique CIS technology and
manufacturing capabilities to our portfolio," said Dr. Cliff Drowley,
vice president and general manager of Cypress's image sensor business
unit. "Custom products require best-of-breed product capabilities, and
we were able to achieve such a capability on this stitched large-die
design through close interaction between our design team and Tower's
foundry experts."
"We are pleased to partner with Cypress in the manufacturing of their
custom CMOS image sensing designs," said Dr. Avi Strum, general manager
of the specialty product line at Tower Semiconductor. "Custom products
for high-end applications bring out the best that our technology has to
offer, enabling high-profile business opportunities for both companies."
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