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News Release from: Cypress Semiconductor
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Team on 14 December 2005
Foundry partnership boosts capacity for
Cypress
Cypress Semiconductor and Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing have entered into a strategic foundry partnership.
Cypress Semiconductor and Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing have entered into a strategic foundry partnership Under terms of the agreement, Cypress will transfer its Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) mixed signal array, CMOS image sensor, WirelessUSB and PC clock process technologies to Grace and in turn receive preferential volume access to Grace's foundry capacity
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The increase in capacity will augment output from Cypress's production facilities in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Round Rock, Texas, supporting Cypress's high-volume, high-growth products used in consumer and computation devices.
"This agreement marks our first step in the implementation of a new flexible manufacturing strategy that will enable Cypress to leverage its proprietary process technologies while achieving significant foundry capacity to support the rapid growth of our leading products", said TJ Rodgers, President and CEO of Cypress.
"In addition, we will be able to decrease the ongoing capital requirements needed to support our growth needs while maintaining a consistently high level of utilisation in our own fabs - making this a winning strategy for our customers, our shareholders and Grace".
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Qualification of the first product is scheduled for the beginning of the third quarter of 2006 in Grace's 8in facility in Shanghai.
Grace will start production with the PSoC mixed-signal array on Cypress's proprietary S4 technology.
Following the ramp-up at Grace, Cypress expects to increase its overall capacity by an additional 15,000 wafer starts per month by the fourth quarter of 2007.
Cypress will transfer its technology using best-in-class business processes in conjunction with the deployment of manufacturing process control experts to oversee the seamless integration of Cypress's manufacturing technology and advanced process control infrastructure into Grace.
This will ensure a timely and efficient transfer of technologies, methodologies and requisite skill sets, enabling Grace to fully integrate Cypress's quality, statistical process control and demand fulfillment attributes.
"After conducting an exhaustive audit, we are confident that Grace can provide not only the product quality but also the technology capability that our customer base has come to expect from Cypress", said Shahin Sharifzadeh, Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and R and D at Cypress.
"Our partnership with Grace will provide Cypress the agility and flexibility to meet our manufacturing requirements while providing world-class service to our customers in terms of lead-time and cost".
"Cypress's selection of Grace is a clear recognition of our foundry model and technical expertise to develop long-term synergistic partnerships that generate added value and maximise our partner's competitive advantages", said Dong Yeshun, President and CEO of Grace.
"We are strongly committed to providing Cypress with state-of-the-art facilities to support the increasing demand for its products and provide the capacity to meet its future growth needs".
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