Dialog Semiconductor and TSMC Collaborate on Industry-Leading BCD Process for Power Management ICs
February 23 2010 - 2:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Dialog raises level of power management integration to address
needs of future portable devices such as smartphones, ebooks,
netbooks KIRCHHEIM/TECK, Germany and HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Feb.
23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a
leading provider of highly integrated innovative power management
semiconductor solutions, today announced that the company is
working closely with foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) on a
bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology specifically tailored to
high-performance power management ICs for portable devices. The
0.25-micron high-voltage process node enables higher voltage
functionality to be integrated efficiently into single chip power
management ICs, increasing cost efficiencies and expanding the
addressable market for Dialog solutions. The ability to integrate
higher voltage and more efficient components is an important
feature of Dialog's next generation PMICs, and enables the creation
of smaller form factor devices with reduced power consumption. A
broad range of proprietary IP blocks, based on TSMC's 0.25um BCD
process nodes, have already been developed for incorporation into
Dialog's next generation PMICs, with the first devices already
available. The designs deliver the industry's leading power
management performance for portable devices. "Close collaboration
of our innovative technology with foundry partners is key to
Dialog's strategic business model, which accelerates the
development of the highest level of power management integration in
the industry," said Dr Jalal Bagherli, CEO of Dialog Semiconductor.
"Through our ongoing and longstanding collaboration with TSMC, we
are able to provide our customers with validated low-power
technologies to manage their power management needs and meet
aggressive time-to-market goals." "TSMC consistently delivers
cutting edge technology platforms that include integrated design
collaterals," said Jason Chen, Vice President of Worldwide Sales
and Marketing at TSMC. "Dialog is one of the technology leaders,
bringing the best power management experiences possible to portable
users through extended battery lifetime in portable devices. We are
proud to be a strategic supplier to them." Dialog contact: Birgit
Hummel, Dialog Semiconductor, Neue Strasse 95,D-73230
Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, Germany. Tel: +49 7021 805 412 e-mail: Fax:
+49 7021 805 200 Web: http://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/ Rob
Ashwell, Publitek Limited, 18 Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LW, United
Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1225 470000 e-mail: TSMC contact: J.H.Tzeng,
Deputy Director PR Department Tel: + 886 3 5055028 Fax:
+886-3-5670121 email: Michael Kramer, Senior Administrator, PR
Department Tel: +886 3 5636688 Fax: +886-3-5670121 ext. 712-6216
email: About Dialog Dialog Semiconductor creates energy-efficient,
highly integrated, mixed-signal circuits optimised for personal
mobile, lighting & display and automotive applications. The
company provides flexible and dynamic support, world-class
innovation and the assurance of dealing with an established
business partner. With its unique focus and expertise in system
power management, Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid
development of integrated circuits for power management, audio,
display processing and motor control. Dialog's processor companion
chips are essential for enhancing both the performance of hand-held
products and the consumers' multimedia experience. With world-class
manufacturing partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model.
Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered near Stuttgart with a
global sales, R&D and marketing organisation. In 2009, it had
approximately $218 million in revenue and was one of the fastest
growing European public semiconductor companies. It currently has
approximately 340 employees. The company is listed on the Frankfurt
(FWB: DLG) stock exchange. About TSMC TSMC is the world's largest
dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading
process technology and the foundry's largest portfolio of
process-proven libraries, IPs, design tools and reference flows.
The Company's managed capacity in 2009 totaled 9.96 million (8-inch
equivalent) wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch
GIGAFABs(TM), four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as
TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC China, and its
joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 40nm
production capabilities. Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu,
Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please visit
http://www.tsmc.com/. DATASOURCE: TSMC CONTACT: Birgit Hummel,
Dialog Semiconductor, +49 7021 805 412, fax, +49 7021 805 200, ; or
Rob Ashwell, Publitek Limited for Dialog Semiconductor, +44 (0)1225
470000, ; J.H.Tzeng, Deputy Director PR Department, + 886 3
5055028, fax, +886-3-5670121, , or Michael Kramer, Senior
Administrator, PR Department, +886 3 5636688 ext. 712-6216, fax,
+886-3-5670121, , both of TSMC Web Site: http://www.tsmc.com/
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