Date: 09/08/2012

Aeroflex gets QML-V qualification for its chips fabricated at MagnaChip's fab

Aeroflex Incorporated and MagnaChip Semiconductor have announced that Aeroflex’s Colorado Springs division has received QML-V qualification from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Land and Maritime for its Mixed-Signal products fabricated in MagnaChip’s 0.35 ?m Triple-Well Mixed-Signal CMOS technology.

“QML-V qualification means that we have successfully demonstrated that our products fabricated at MagnaChip meet the specified performance, quality, and reliability levels of the US Department of Defense Product Qualification Program, especially for satellite and space applications,” said Paul Coe, Director of Quality at
Aeroflex Colorado Springs. “We have been utilizing the innovative mixed-signal technology offerings of MagnaChip for over 12 years in high reliability medical and industrial applications, and are pleased that we can now bring this technology to the space community in both QML-V Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and standard microcircuit drawing (SMD) products,” said David Kerwin, Director of Mixed Signal products at Aeroflex Colorado Springs.

“We are pleased to be a partner to Aeroflex in the global space market and look forward to supporting their future engineering and manufacturing needs through a continued, successful partnership. MagnaChip is a leader in technology innovation and quality, and proud to be recognized as a QML-V supplier to Aeroflex,” said Namkyu Park, Vice President of MagnaChip’s Foundry Marketing.

“MagnaChip continues to expand its advanced analog and mixed-signal 0.35 and 0.18 ?m CMOS process technology in such areas as non-volatile memories, high-voltage and low noise applications,” continued Namkyu Park. David Kerwin said, “You can expect to see Aeroflex continue to expand its QML-V offering leveraging MagnaChip’s technology investment in analog & mixed-signal processes.”
Aeroflex Colorado Springs, is a supplier of semicustom and standard VLSI circuits and custom circuit card assemblies. Aeroflex, Colorado Springs has received Qualified Manufacturer List (QML) certification for Class Q, Class T and Class V. Additionally, we have received a letter of compliance for ISO 9001 from the Defense Supply Center Columbus.