Date: 04/10/2009

0.18 micron CMOS process from ON Semiconductor for digital and mixed-signal ASICs

ON Semiconductor has announced the launch of its compatible 0.18-micron (µm) CMOS process technology for digital and mixed-signal ASICs that deliver integrated and low power designs for automotive, industrial, medical and military applications.

"ONC18 will allow designers in the automotive, industrial, medical and military sectors to develop integrated, low-power digital and mixed-signal ASICs quickly and cost-effectively," said Rick Whitcomb, general manager and director for ON Semiconductor's custom and foundry division. "The 'on-shore' nature of the fabrication will be particularly useful for US military customers, while planned developments for the process further underline ON Semiconductor's commitment to the custom foundry business."

The ONC18 process features between four and six levels of metal and allows to integrate 1.8V core voltage with 1.8 V and 3.3 V input/output (I/O). Components for mixed signal design include a variety of resistors and nominal [1.0 femtofarad per micron squared (fF/µm2)] and high value (2.0 fF/µm2) stackable metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors. This base process supports an extensive and modular 0.18 micron BCD, and high voltage roadmap.

ON Semiconductor's new process is supported with a design kit offering core, I/O and memory libraries. Gate densities and power consumptions for high density core and mixed signal core cells are 124 K gates/mm2 and 46 microwatt per megahertz per gate (µW/MHz/gate) and 120 K gates/mm2 and 28 µW/MHz/gate, respectively. Memory options include 1.1 M bit synchronous single port and 512K bit dual port SRAM and 1.1M bit high-density, low-leakage VIA-programmable ROM.

The new process design methodology is compatible with digital and analog/mixed signal CAD tools, including Cadence, Synopsys and Mentor Graphics. ON Semiconductor specialty services, such as advanced die stitching and shuttle services for prototyping, are also available for ONC18-based designs.

For more details visit www.onsemi.com