Date: 15/11/2010

Shortlink and LFoundry to jointly provide Shortlink's RF and mixed-signal custom IP

Landshut Silicon Foundry GmbH partners with Shortlink for providing Shortlink's low power RF and mixed-signal custom IP in LFoundry's LF150 modular 150nm CMOS semiconductor chip manufacturing technology. The Shortlink VLSI IP offering include SRD transceivers, RF receivers and transmitters, PLL, VCO, ADC, DAC and amplifiers.

Hans-Erik Backram, Shortlink CEO said, "Demand for low power wireless connectivity and energy harvesting solutions is accelerating fast, ASIC developers though often want to leave the RF and mixed signal side to a trusted third party in order to focus on their own core competences. Our cooperation with LFoundry provides us with a new channel to market that harnesses an industry leading process capable of delivering the outstanding RF and low power performance that's needed to support cutting edge design."

Michael Lehnert, LFoundry CEO said, "The partnership with Shortlink will mean our customers can access an even greater source of unique IP, that helps avoid the cost of prolonged in-house development. There's tremendous synergy between Shortlink's low power RF and mixed signal design skills and the versatility and performance capabilities of our 150nm low power CMOS process. This can only enhance energy sensitive product design and further reduce time to market."

LFoundry has also announced its 150 nm process in now integrated with SST's SuperFlash nonvolatile-memory (nvm) IP.