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News Release from: NXP Semiconductors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 January 2007
TSMC forges stronger CMOS alliance
NXP and TSMC are to strengthen their co-operation to include advanced R and D in CMOS process technologies as well as manufacturing partnership.
NXP and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are to strengthen their co-operation to include advanced R and D in CMOS process technologies as well as manufacturing partnership NXP is a global leader in semiconductor solutions for mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices; TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, with proven world-class CMOS manufacturing and leading process R and D capabilities
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We've chosen to strengthen our co-operation with TSMC, in the area of advanced CMOS development", stated Frans van Houten, NXP President and Chief Executive Officer.
"This move will enable NXP to concentrate more on creating innovative, differentiating process options, such as embedded nonvolatile technology in 45nm for our state of the art system-on-chip products, while building on the process platform from TSMC".
"It underlines our commitment to be a leader in advanced CMOS system chips".
"With our strengths of technology leadership, manufacturing excellence, and customer partnership, TSMC has become a strategic partner for many global customers with whom we have forged a powerful competitive force in the semiconductor industry".
"This agreement with NXP Semiconductors represents an extension of the long-term, strategic and fruitful alliance between the two companies".
"The synergy between these two global technology leaders will achieve new milestones in the foreseeable future", stated Dr Rick Tsai, President and Chief Executive Officer of TSMC.
The strengthened global R and D co-operation will be built on the existing NXP Research organisation at the IMEC facilities in Leuven, Belgium, and TSMC corporate R and D in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
It leverages the R and D talent and infrastructures of both companies in the area of IP, design, modelling, materials and process technologies.
NXP has a fruitful co-operation with IMEC, Europe's leading independent research centre in the field of micro- and nanoelectronics and nanotechnology.
TSMC is also a core member of IMEC.
The joint research effort will enable NXP to do proprietary development based on TSMC platform technology.
This strengthened co-operation will also allow TSMC to further expand its research activities in Europe.
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