{"id":55220,"date":"2020-02-21T09:29:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=55220"},"modified":"2020-02-21T09:29:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T08:29:58","slug":"stmicroelectronics-and-tsmc-collaborate-to-accelerate-market-adoption-of-gallium-nitride-based-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/55220-stmicroelectronics-and-tsmc-collaborate-to-accelerate-market-adoption-of-gallium-nitride-based-products\/","title":{"rendered":"STMicroelectronics and <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> Collaborate to Accelerate Market Adoption of Gallium Nitride-Based Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtes the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and deli\u00advery of advan\u00adced power GaN solu\u00adti\u00adons to market<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lever\u00ada\u00adges Auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve-mar\u00adket exper\u00adti\u00adse of <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> and the foundry lea\u00adder\u00adship of&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Impro\u00adves wide band\u00adgap effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy for bet\u00adter ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy in power con\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adon applications<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gen\u00ade\u00adva, Switz\u00ader\u00adland and Hsin\u00adchu, Tai\u00adwan R.O.C., Febru\u00adary 20, 2020 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>STMi\u00adcroelec\u00adtro\u00adnics (<span class=\"caps\">NYSE<\/span>:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/News\/Listing?symbol=STM&amp;exchange=4\"><span class=\"caps\">STM<\/span><\/a>), a glo\u00adbal semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor lea\u00adder ser\u00adving cus\u00adto\u00admers across the spec\u00adtrum of elec\u00adtro\u00adnics appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, and <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">TWSE<\/span>:2330, <span class=\"caps\">NYSE<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">TSM<\/span>), the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest dedi\u00adca\u00adted semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor foundry, are col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adting to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of Gal\u00adli\u00adum Nitri\u00adde (GaN) pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and the sup\u00adp\u00adly of both dis\u00adcrete and inte\u00adgra\u00adted GaN devices to mar\u00adket. Through this col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span>\u2019s inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve and stra\u00adte\u00adgic GaN pro\u00adducts will be manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adred using <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span>\u2019s lea\u00adding GaN pro\u00adcess technology.<\/p>\n<p>GaN is a wide band\u00adgap semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor mate\u00adri\u00adal which offers signi\u00adfi\u00adcant bene\u00adfits over tra\u00addi\u00adtio\u00adnal Sili\u00adcon-based semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtors for power appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. The\u00adse bene\u00adfits include grea\u00adter ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy at hig\u00adher power, lea\u00adding to a sub\u00adstan\u00adti\u00adal reduc\u00adtion in para\u00adsi\u00adtic power los\u00adses. GaN tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy also allows the design of more com\u00adpact devices for bet\u00adter form fac\u00adtors. Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly, GaN-based devices switch at speeds as much as <span class=\"caps\">10X<\/span> fas\u00adter than Sili\u00adcon-based devices while ope\u00adra\u00adting at hig\u00adher peak tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures. The\u00adse robust and intrin\u00adsic mate\u00adri\u00adal cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adristics make GaN ide\u00adal\u00adly sui\u00adted for broad-based adop\u00adti\u00adon in evol\u00adving auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve, indus\u00adtri\u00adal, tele\u00adcom, and spe\u00adci\u00adfic con\u00adsu\u00admer appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons across both the <span class=\"caps\">100V<\/span> and the <span class=\"caps\">650V<\/span> clusters.<\/p>\n<p>Spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly, Power GaN and GaN <span class=\"caps\">IC<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy-based pro\u00adducts will enable <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> to pro\u00advi\u00adde solu\u00adti\u00adons for medi\u00adum and high-power appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons with bet\u00adter effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy com\u00adpared to sili\u00adcon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies on the same topo\u00adlo\u00adgies, inclu\u00adding auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve con\u00adver\u00adters and char\u00adgers for hybrid and elec\u00adtric vehic\u00adles. Power GaN and GaN <span class=\"caps\">IC<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies will help acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the mega\u00adtrend of the elec\u00adtri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of con\u00adsu\u00admer and com\u00admer\u00adcial vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span><em>As a lea\u00adder in both wide band\u00adgap semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and in power semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtors for the deman\u00adding auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve and indus\u00adtri\u00adal mar\u00adkets, <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> sees signi\u00adfi\u00adcant oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty in acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adting the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and deli\u00advery of GaN pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and brin\u00adging power GaN and GaN <span class=\"caps\">IC<\/span> pro\u00adducts to the mar\u00adket. <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> is a trus\u00adted foundry part\u00adner that can uni\u00adque\u00adly meet the chal\u00adlen\u00adging relia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty and road\u00admap evo\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon requi\u00adre\u00adments of <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span>\u2019s tar\u00adget cus\u00adto\u00admers<\/em>,\u201d said Mar\u00adco Mon\u00adti, Pre\u00adsi\u00addent of STMi\u00adcroelec\u00adtro\u00adnics\u2019 Auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve and Dis\u00adcrete Group. \u201c<em>This coope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon com\u00adple\u00adments our exis\u00adting acti\u00advi\u00adties on power GaN under\u00adta\u00adken at our site in Tours, France and with CEA-Leti. GaN repres\u00adents the next major inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon in Power and Smart Power elec\u00adtro\u00adnics, as well in pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span><em>We look for\u00adward to col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adting with <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> and bring the appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons of GaN power-elec\u00adtro\u00adnics to Indus\u00adtri\u00adal and Auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve Power Con\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adon<\/em>,\u201d said Dr. Kevin Zhang, Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent of Busi\u00adness Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment at <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span>. \u201c<em><span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span>\u2019s lea\u00adding GaN manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring exper\u00adti\u00adse, com\u00adbi\u00adned with STMi\u00adcroelec\u00adtro\u00adnics\u2019 pro\u00adduct design and auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve-gra\u00adde qua\u00adli\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties, will deli\u00adver gre\u00adat ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy impro\u00adve\u00adment for indus\u00adtri\u00adal and auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve power con\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adon appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons that are more eco-fri\u00adend\u00adly and help acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the elec\u00adtri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of vehic\u00adles<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> expects the deli\u00advery of first samples of power GaN dis\u00adcrete devices to its key cus\u00adto\u00admers later this year, fol\u00adlo\u00adwed by GaN <span class=\"caps\">IC<\/span> pro\u00adducts within a few months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About STMi\u00adcroelec\u00adtro\u00adnics<\/strong><br>\n<span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> is a glo\u00adbal semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor lea\u00adder deli\u00adve\u00adring intel\u00adli\u00adgent and ener\u00adgy-effi\u00adci\u00adent pro\u00adducts and solu\u00adti\u00adons that power the elec\u00adtro\u00adnics at the heart of ever\u00ady\u00adday life. <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adducts are found ever\u00ady\u00adwhe\u00adre today, and tog\u00ade\u00adther with our cus\u00adto\u00admers, we are enab\u00adling smar\u00adter dri\u00adving and smar\u00adter fac\u00adto\u00adries, cities and homes, along with the next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of mobi\u00adle and Inter\u00adnet of Things devices.<br>\nBy get\u00adting more from tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy to get more from life, <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> stands for life.augmented.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Company\u2019s net reve\u00adnues were $9.56 bil\u00adli\u00adon, ser\u00adving more than 100,000 cus\u00adto\u00admers world\u00adwi\u00adde. Fur\u00adther infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon can be found at&nbsp;<a title href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=4FhrbZwDKBu5C9FwnBeVRzFcPPt_Uhy1By6AFT_1OZOAXw4FIQoo4lpH29tN8c1i9I5U26OozKU-WxtF1TVW5g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><u>www.st.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span><\/strong><br>\n<span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> pio\u00adnee\u00adred the pure-play foundry busi\u00adness model when it was foun\u00added in 1987, and has been the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest dedi\u00adca\u00adted semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor foundry ever sin\u00adce. The com\u00adpa\u00adny sup\u00adports a thri\u00adving eco\u00adsys\u00adtem of glo\u00adbal cus\u00adto\u00admers and part\u00adners with the industry\u2019s lea\u00adding pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and port\u00adfo\u00adlio of design ena\u00adblem\u00adent solu\u00adti\u00adons to unleash inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon for the glo\u00adbal semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor industry.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> ser\u00adves its cus\u00adto\u00admers with glo\u00adbal capa\u00adci\u00adty of about 13 mil\u00adli\u00adon 12-inch equi\u00adva\u00adlent wafers per year in 2020, and pro\u00advi\u00addes the broa\u00addest ran\u00adge of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies from 2 micron all the way to foundry\u2019s most advan\u00adced pro\u00adces\u00adses, which is 7\u2011nanometer today. <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> is the first foundry to pro\u00advi\u00adde 7\u2011nanometer pro\u00adduc\u00adtion capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and the first to com\u00admer\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adze Extre\u00adme Ultra\u00advio\u00adlet (<span class=\"caps\">EUV<\/span>) litho\u00adgra\u00adphy tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy in deli\u00adve\u00adring cus\u00adto\u00admer pro\u00adducts to mar\u00adket in high volu\u00adme. <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> is head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Hsin\u00adchu, Taiwan.<br>\nFor more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about <span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> plea\u00adse visit&nbsp;<a title href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=8OVJY9fV8Sqik2dmbCaOWrnE5hM-9fn7DxAEtsEnmQI4FBZc9ZWgmsLAcItF7TtcUB0f0Rpt0SCaXZcgB4wcRg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><u>http:\/\/www.tsmc.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STMi\u00adcroelec\u00adtro\u00adnics contacts<\/strong><br>\nC\u00e9li\u00adne Berthier<\/p>\n<p>Group <span class=\"caps\">VP<\/span>, Inves\u00adtor Relations<br>\nTel: +41 22 929 58&nbsp;12<br>\n<a title href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=A3FvnshDPkc2w3yS4UnqIZ2pviX4REt1o_pGBofeu4S8rtQmoRBLqMumh9yf_08Ux5fS1TtO8iP8LTMcqJ9Xt0R8eGwel11lZoqPTKznQp4=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><u>celine.berthier@st.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alexis Bre\u00adton<br>\nCor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Exter\u00adnal Communications<br>\nTel: + 33 6 59 16 79&nbsp;08<br>\n<a title href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=SHAnnBaHNBf5gOPtW2dA1vc9IqhgSuMwR6MffCxIH8iXSfTmdpIAdfkK5JY7axKaKeXjtj2Ll9e70BWeBPbvffKfx7QDWTmLFrPnVQT5wso=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><u>alexis.breton@st.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> Media Contacts<\/strong><br>\nNina&nbsp;Kao<br>\nHead of <span class=\"caps\">PR<\/span> Department<br>\nTel: 886\u20133\u20115636688 ext.7125036<br>\nMobi\u00adle: 886\u2013988-239\u2013163<br>\n<a title href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=WjgG7fPP66kZEDZruKy8435CYI05Qwm-vKzQrXnfN0mODtDvi5KgH_2tDf31UbOxS7mF90lDIhs13vltRypzQ70wZpl2fPL10zIuUvYYq3E=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><u>nina_kao@tsmc.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Micha\u00adel Kramer<br>\n<span class=\"caps\">PR<\/span> Department<br>\nTel: 886\u20133\u20115636688 ext.7125031<br>\nMobi\u00adle: 886\u2013988-931\u2013352<br>\n<a title href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=HSuuICDkv8a3Vqwm6n6sLitb4VbgcAFoZG-skeS9CC7uC1vfeGGOedbakaiez7t4mdVpVxp5NSg_7W8lB2dH2D_W41n27CrEkV09XZdzEoo=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><u>pdkramer@tsmc.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtes the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and deli\u00advery of advan\u00adced power GaN solu\u00adti\u00adons to mar\u00adket Lever\u00ada\u00adges Auto\u00ad\u00admo\u00ad\u00adti\u00ad\u00adve-mar\u00adket exper\u00adti\u00adse of <span class=\"caps\">ST<\/span> and the foundry lea\u00adder\u00adship of&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">TSMC<\/span> Impro\u00adves wide band\u00adgap effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy for bet\u00adter ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy in power con\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adon appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons Gen\u00ade\u00adva, Switz\u00ader\u00adland and Hsin\u00adchu, Tai\u00adwan R.O.C., Febru\u00adary 20, 2020 \u2013&nbsp;STMi\u00adcroelec\u00adtro\u00adnics (<span class=\"caps\">NYSE<\/span>:<span class=\"caps\">STM<\/span>), a glo\u00adbal semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor lea\u00adder ser\u00adving cus\u00adto\u00admers across the spec\u00adtrum of (\u2026) <a class=\"moretag\" 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