Fraunhofer IIS co-operates on nanometer technology with Fujitsu
As part of this co-operation, new research and development projects have been under way since the beginning of 2010. The projects are aimed at multimedia, image processing and navigation applications in the automotive, industrial and telecommunications markets.
For this purpose, Fujitsu is making available its analog and digital nanometre technology libraries, IP (intellectual property) pool and expertise. Fraunhofer IIS is weighing in with its own IP and decades of experience in IC and system design. Chip designs, right up to the GDSII data, are developed and evaluated together with customers. Fujitsu is producing prototypes in 90 nm and 65 nm CMOS technologies on multi-project wafers (MPW) at reduced mask costs.
The result is that technology partners of Fujitsu and the IC developers at Fraunhofer IIS can implement fast and highly efficient solutions. There is potential for business models from prototypes (MPWs) via small series through to series production.
“Industry, research and training all benefit from this co-operation. It grants cost-effective and dependable access to the latest nanometer technology for research projects, pilot series and products”, comments Josef Sauerer, Head of IC Design at Fraunhofer IIS.
Norbert Schuhmann, Group Manager for Digital Systems, added: “Particularly worth noting is the quality of the analog and digital Fujitsu libraries, the easy access to their IP pool and their professional and smooth approach”.
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