MagnaChip and Peregrine Semiconductor Expand Production of STeP5 UltraCMOS® RFIC and DuNE™ DTC Tuning Products
19 Novembre 2012 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip
Semiconductor”) (NYSE: MX), a Korea-based designer and manufacturer
of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and Peregrine
Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSMI), a fabless provider of
high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), today
announced that MagnaChip has expanded production of Peregrine
Semiconductor’s STeP5 UltraCMOS® technology-based
RFIC product line, including the most recent DuNE™
Digitally Tunable Capacitors (DTCs) for RF impedance
tuning. Peregrine Semiconductor and MagnaChip announced the final
qualification and high-volume production ramp of the “STeP5”
UltraCMOS process in the third calendar quarter 2011. Due to the
continued increase in orders for the STeP5 products, MagnaChip
fulfilled the fastest manufacturing ramp in Peregrine
Semiconductor’s history.
Current generations of UltraCMOS, an advanced form of
Silicon-on-Insulator technology, utilize a sapphire substrate,
which enables high levels of monolithic integration, and results in
smaller die, higher yields, and fewer external components than
other competing compound semiconductor processes. Distinctive
generations of the UltraCMOS process are released in “STePs.” The
STeP5 products are produced at MagnaChip’s Cheongju, South Korea
facility, where MagnaChip also manufactures Peregrine’s legacy
“STeP3” and “STeP4” UltraCMOS devices in high volume.
“It is important for MagnaChip to engage with partners who are
solving the RF-design challenges associated with the latest 4G LTE
networks, and Peregrine Semiconductor is one of those partners,”
said Namkyu Park, vice president of marketing for MagnaChip’s
foundry division. “We are pleased with the successful ramp and
rapid expansion of the STeP5 UltraCMOS product line, including the
DuNE DTCs for RF impedance matching. MagnaChip’s manufacturing
expertise, combined with our customers’ design capabilities, will
allow us to continue to provide robust and cost-competitive
manufacturing solutions to our customers.”
“MagnaChip has provided excellent support and flexibility in
ramping to meet the large demand for our STeP5 UltraCMOS products,”
said Ian Warbrick, vice president of operations for Peregrine
Semiconductor. “They added capacity very quickly, and processed a
large volume of wafers with expedited cycle times, enabling us to
meet our customers’ expectations.”
About Peregrine Semiconductor
Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI) is a fabless provider of
high-performance radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Our
solutions leverage our
proprietary UltraCMOS® technology,
an advanced RF Silicon-On-Insulator process. Our products deliver
what we believe is an industry-leading combination of performance
and monolithic integration, and target a broad range of
applications in the aerospace and defense, broadband, industrial,
mobile wireless device, test and measurement equipment, and
wireless infrastructure markets. Additional information is
available on the Company’s website
at http://www.psemi.com.
About MagnaChip Semiconductor
Headquartered in South Korea, MagnaChip Semiconductor is a
Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal
semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications.
MagnaChip Semiconductor believes it has one of the broadest and
deepest range of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platforms in
the industry, supported by its 30-year operating history, large
portfolio of registered and pending patents and extensive
engineering and manufacturing process expertise. For more
information, please visit http://www.magnachip.com.
The Peregrine Semiconductor name, logo, and
UltraCMOS are registered trademarks, and DuNE is a trademark, of
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation in the U.S.A., and other
countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property
of their respective owners.
Tags/Keywords:
RF CMOS IC, Silicon-on-Sapphire, UltraCMOS,
RFIC, DuNE™ digitally
tunable capacitors
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