Friday, August 5, 2005
IBM Corp. has announced the availability a fourth generation of its silicon germanium foundry manufacturing process, named 8HP, which the company claimed provides twice the performance of the previous generation.
Along with 8HP, IBM is offering a lower-cost variation (8WL) specifically targeted at low power consumption in wireless applications such as cell phones, wireless LANs and global positioning satellite (GPS) technology, IBM said.
The processes are 130-nanometer SiGe bipolar complementary metal oxide semiconductor (BiCMOS) process, compared with IBM’s previous processes at 180-nanometer geometries, and can address a broad variety of applications, IBM said. The 130-nm foundry “platform” also includes an RF CMOS technology option, giving IBM foundry customers choices for RF and mixed-signal applications.
The applications include: 24-GHz radar for emerging safety systems for automobiles, blind-spot detection and at 77-GHz for collision warning and cruise control; 60-GHz carrier Wi-Fi chips, software defined radios that convert to digital at the antenna.
“The inclusion of SiGe 5HP and 7HP technology in Tektronix' products has enabled a portfolio of world class, award-winning products,” said Dave Brown, vice president of central engineering at Tektronix, in a statement issued by IBM.
“Sierra Monolithics has selected IBM's SiGe8HP technology for demanding applications such as highly-integrated ultra-high-speed fiber optic components, high performance data converters and 60GHz broadband wireless transceivers,” said Charles Harper, chairman, Sierra Monolithics, in a statement issued by IBM.
By: DocMemory
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