Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and IBM announced that they have signed an agreement to license IBM's 45nm bulk CMOS technology to SMIC for 12-inch wafer foundry service.

Under the agreement, IBM will license bulk CMOS technology to SMIC. The technology can be used to fabricate devices in mobile applications such as handsets integrated with 3G, multimedia, graphics chips and chipsets at the 45nm technology node. The technology can also support the manufacturing of graphics and other consumer devices, SMIC detailed.

SMIC vice president of corporate relations Matthew Szymanski added in saying that by utilizing IBM's expertise on design enabler and system IP comprehension, SMIC can transition fabless customers to system-on-chip (SOC) design for the 45nm node era.

By: DocMemory
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