Date: 24/06/2012

0.18-micron BCD process from TowerJazz meets AECQ100 standard

TowerJazz has announced its industry leading 0.18-micron Bipolar-CMOSDMOS (BCD) process has been qualified to meet the certification requirements of the AECQ100 standard as defined by the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC). AEC-Q100 is a system standard that defines critical stress tests conducted for the purpose of qualifying an integrated circuit (IC) for automotive applications. TowerJazz attained AEC-Q100 qualification in cooperation with a Korean customer who serves as a supplier for a giant Korean automotive manufacturer.

TowerJazz share the market estimation, where the worldwide automotive semiconductor market is estimated to grow from $30.8 Billion in 2012 to $46.9 Billion in 2015 according to a forecast from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

“Our initiative to certify our power management processes for automotive products demonstrates our continued commitment to serve our customers in all application markets that they serve. This latest milestone for TowerJazz is a formal recognition that our process platforms meet the rigorous quality and reliability standards required for automotive qualification,” said TowerJazz CEO, Russell Ellwanger. “We look forward to highlighting this capability and several other new and expanded process offerings at our Technical Global symposium to be held in Korea on June 21st.”

“We are pleased to announce our certification to promote our manufacturing capabilities for new automotive customers in Korea. Furthermore, considering the direction of the Korean government and automotive manufacturers to localize the automotive semiconductor market, the AEC-Q100 qualification will enable us to serve the Korean automotive giants directly and indirectly through local Korean fabless companies. In addition, it will bring more business opportunities to TowerJazz especially for power management ICs including motor drive, LED drive, battery management and many others,” said Michael Song, TowerJazz Korea Country Manager. “We are very excited to make strides toward our goal of becoming a preferred foundry for Korean automotive IC designers.”