Global UniChip became TSMC MPW Service Partner Providing 0.25 um Logic Process MPW Service for worldwide customers

Global UniChip has reached an agreement with the world's leading Foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Starting from January, 2001, Global UniChip will provide 0.25 um Logic Process MPW Service (Multi-Project Wafer) for worldwide customers who are interested in utilizing TSMC's 0.25 um Logic Process MPW Service.

Lower cost, faster prototype verification and less design risk are the keys to remain competitive in IC design field. But as the process technology is migrating, cost of mask sets and wafers are rising rapidly. TSMC's MPW program gathers customers' designs and assembles these group mask sets in one Engineer Run, thus dramatically reduces NRE charges for customers. Each customer gets about 40 die depending on the complexity of the design, thus, enables the Designers to explore the benefits of leading-edge technologies without committing to large volume wafer.

The first MPW for 0.25 um Logic Process by Global UniChip has begun on January, 2001. There will be one shuttle bus each month in the future.

As the leading IP House and SOC Design Foundry in Taiwan, Global UniChip has established a reputation of excellence and expertise, providing its customers outstanding design services and IPs for complex SOC designs in multimedia and communications products. Combining Global UniChip's expertise in IP development and design service with TSMC's MPW service, Global UniChip will be able to provide worldwide customers with better and more complete SOC design foundry service!

Contact Person :

Jason Liu / Marketing Director
Tel : +886-3-5646600-6720
Fax : +886-3-5646000
2F, No. 26, R&D 2^nd Road,
Science-Based Industrial Park,
HsinChu, Taiwan

Please refer to www.globalunichip.com for more detail.