Technology Backgrounder
ASIC Technology Backgrounder
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
November 2007
| Introduction - ASIC Technology Backgrounder | 2 |
| ASIC Engagement Model: Expertise, Best-in-Class Tooling, Complete Support | 2 |
| Intellectual Property: Silicon-Proven ‘Hard’ and ‘Soft’ Digital and Mixed Signal IP | 2 |
| ASIC Technology Nodes: Migrating to Deep Submicron Designs | 3 |
| Design Flow: Results-Oriented | 4 |
| Production | 4 |
| Packaging | 5 |
| Summary | 6 |
Introduction
Advanced ASIC (Application Specific IC) development today requires complex and expensive design tools, process technologies, and engineering teams. Some large companies can commit the resources needed for the complete tool chain and design flow, all the way from circuit design to Graphic Data Systems (GDS) and beyond. This option, using a flow known as Customer Owned Tooling (COT), is a good choice for companies that can amortize costs over many products that are manufactured in high volumes for broad markets.
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