{"id":13488,"date":"2019-07-26T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=13488"},"modified":"2019-07-25T10:46:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:46:37","slug":"x-fab-brings-180nm-automotive-qualified-semiconductor-process-to-its-french-manufacturing-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/x-fab-brings-180nm-automotive-qualified-semiconductor-process-to-its-french-manufacturing-site\/","title":{"rendered":"X-FAB brings 180nm automotive-qualified semiconductor process to its French manufacturing Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

X-FAB Silicon Foundries announces that its popular high-voltage 180nm CMOS semiconductor process (XH018)<\/a><\/strong> is now available for automotive applications via the company\u2019s production facility in France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a major step in X-FAB\u2019s plan to offer dual sourcing for all its 180nm processes (in both CMOS and SOI) \u2013 so that continuity of supply is always assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in Corbeil-Essonnes, just outside Paris, the X-FAB manufacturing plant in France is the company\u2019s largest in Europe. It has 15,000m\u00b2\u00a0 of used cleanroom area, with additional 9,000m\u00b2\u00a0 cleanroom space that can be equipped for future demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high-voltage XH018 technology now available in France complements the RF-SOI technology already in production at that site for many years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically optimised for automotive, industrial and medical applications, the XH018 mixed-signal process has a modular architecture that delivers maximum customer flexibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides supporting high-temperature and low leakage operation, XH018 comes with advanced PDK features to improve the design robustness and enables first-time-right functional silicon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The offering includes advanced digital memory IP optimised for power, performance and area as well as analog\/mixed-signal reference design kits and tools for checking operating conditions and ESD robustness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are very pleased that our XH018 high-voltage process, currently running in our high volume fab in Malaysia, has now been successfully installed also in France. With this, we now have a dual source for our main 180nm platform and the capacity needed to serve the increasing demands of our customers\u201d states Rudi De Winter, X-FAB\u2019s CEO.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this point onwards, X-FAB France will be accepting XH018 tape-ins for automotive applications. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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