Date: 22nd Mar 2011
TowerJazz expands its services to include
CMOS image sensors
Aerospace and Defense Business Unit of TowerJazz has expanded
its multi-project semiconductor wafer (MPW) services to
include CMOS image sensors (CIS) in addition to high-speed
SiGe and SOI RF CMOS. These offerings will be available
for on-shore or ITAR controlled prototype and manufacturing
services of advanced semiconductors for the US Department
of Defense (DoD) and the broader aerospace and defense community.
TowerJazz says its CIS process has already been running
in high volume in its Israeli plants, and is now being added
to the MPW program in its Newport Beach, CA facility for
customers that require on-shore manufacturing.
As per TowerJazz the CIS process enables the customization
of pixels per project needs and its superior performance
(dark current, low noise and dynamic range) enables a rich
offering for various digital imaging applications. In addition,
TowerJazz says its patented stitching technology overcomes
photolithography tool limitations to seamlessly 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.
TowerJazz sees its presence in the industrial sensor market
has significantly grown with new applications such as finger
print detection for homeland security, traffic monitoring
cameras and others. CIS process design kits (PDKs) are scheduled
for release in the first half of 2011 and the MPW is scheduled
for availability in Q4.
"TowerJazz's aerospace and defense business is experiencing
very solid growth in 2011 given our technology leadership
and strong focus on this community. The further expansion
of our monthly MPW program will provide an even broader
range of advanced technology to our customer base enabling
world class designs and applications through a cost-effective
business model," said Mike Scott, TowerJazz Director
of Sales and Marketing, USA Aerospace and Defense Division.
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