Jazz Archived "In the News" from 2004

Prime Fishing for Mixed-Signal Integration (PDF 257KB)

December 2004
By Paul Kempf, CTO and CMO, Jazz Semiconductor

After casting a net in the deep sea of single-chip mixed-signal integration - pulling up a mixture of premium sea bass and questionable crustaceans - it may be time to switch the inlet to identify opportunities upstream and downstream of the analog hatchery. Going with the flow is the trend toward claiming that 'system-on-a-chip' creates a single-chip solution. Meanwhile, a select number of analog players are deftly maneuvering upstream as they leverage their technology and module expertise for optimized analog subsystems.

Member News
As printed in the December 2004 issue of Fabless Forum

December 2004
By Paul Kempf, CTO and CMO, Jazz Semiconductor

The FSA has provided an invaluable resource to Jazz Semiconductor as a conduit for fabless company information, foundry demand and pricing reports, supply-chain perspectives and an all around "one-stop shop" for fabless industry information. The FSA has offered Jazz sponsorship, speakership, panel and whitepaper opportunities to convey our perspectives, opinions and marketing messages on an ongoing basis and in a highly visible forum.

Specialty Foundry in Europe Tips Modular Trend

October 14, 2004
By Ron Wilson

"You should be able to sit down and start designing with the process design kit, the models should be adequate, you should have more than one foundry available and you should have a good visibility into the flow. That's how the digital world has defined the foundry experience," said CMO and CTO of Jazz Semiconductor, Paul Kempf.

Foundries Face Inventory Correction, then Downturn

October 8, 2004
By Mark LaPedus

Jazz is ramping up its fab in Newport Beach. Last year, Jazz and China's Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (ASMC) formed an IC manufacturing venture to which Jazz planned to contribute 0.35-micron process technology, including BiCMOS and SiGe.

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Focus Plans UWB Chip, Despite Lack of Standard

October 5, 2004
Online Staff

Cadence will perform design services for chipset, while Focus expects to use Jazz Semiconductor, an independent wafer foundry, to manufacture its high-performance radio frequency analog IC portion of the chipset and TSMC to produce the digital baseband ASIC.

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RFDomus Unveils GPS Chip

September 15, 2004
Online Staff

RFDomus said the RFD1400 would be manufactured on Newport Beach, California-based Jazz Semiconductor's 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS process with samples to be available in Q1 2005.

Jazz Wins Wireless Chipset Contract

September 9, 2004

California-based SiGe foundry Jazz Semiconductor will manufacture chipsets for a range of ultra-wideband wireless transceivers.

Jazz Process Used in Collision Avoidance

August 19, 2004

Specialty CMOS and SiGe device foundry Jazz Semiconductor has made available a complete design platform in concert with its new 200GHz SiGe BiCMOS technology.

Specialty SiGe Process Eyes Low-Power Wireless and High-Speed Networking

August 18, 2004

According to Len Jelinek, principle analyst with iSuupli Corporation, "Jazz Semiconductor's use of a modular approach to process technology, supported by a flexible design platform, will enable the development of advanced integrated analog ICs that provide different levels of process features and are highly competitive in their market segments."

Jazz Semi Touts New Process

August 18, 2004

Leading customers and university researchers working with Jazz have validated the key circuit building blocks for next generation products, including 60GHz wireless data and collision avoidance radar, and have demonstrated the growing role of Jazz's SiGe BiCMOS technology in the integration of high-performance analog functions.

Jazz Semiconductor Says 200GHz SiGe BiCMOS Process Combines Speed and Low Power

August 17, 2004

Analog and mixed-signal foundry Jazz Semiconductor today announced availability of a design platform for a new 200GHz silicon germanium BiCMOS technology, including support for scalable device models for SiGe bipolar and RF CMOS, statistical stimulation with mismatch capabilities, and integrated inductor design toolbox.

Jazz Semiconductor Delivers 200GHz Process and Design Kits for Wireless and Networking Applications

August 17, 2004

Jazz Semiconductor today announced availability of a complete design platform in concert with its new 200GHz SiGe BiCMOS technology, the SBC18H2 process.

Jazz Semiconductor Delivers 200GHz Process and Design Kits for Wireless and Networking Applications

August 17, 2004

"Our goal is to provide advanced process technology that offers the ability to integrate more functions on a single die," said Paul Kempf, Jazz Semiconductor CTO and CMO.

Jazz Delivers 200GHz Process and Design Kits for Wireless, Networking Apps

August 17, 2004

Jazz supports highly integrated RF CMOS and SiGe BiCMOS designs on its existing SBC18 platform and is now extending its capability with SBC18H2.

Jazz Semiconductor Debuts 200GHz SiGe Process

August 17, 2004

Foundry provider Jazz Semiconductor announced availability of a design platform in concert with its new 200GHz silicon-germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS process technology.

The Path Toward Analog/RF Subsystem Integration

July 28, 2004
By Paul Kempf, CTO and CMO, Jazz Semiconductor

Most of the industry press has been emphasizing a trend toward CMOS integration for precision analog and RF circuitry on a system-level chip. However, a different reality is evident when you take a look at what's inside mainstream electronic products: a number of chips made with different technologies needed to meet real-world requirements.

Jazz Semi Adds to Board

June 8, 2004
Online Staff

Jazz Semiconductor, a wafer foundry focused primarily on analog and mixed-signal, has announced R. Douglas Norby as the newest member of its board of directors.

Wireless Inside the Next Digital Wave

June 2004
By Paul Kempf, CTO and CMO, Jazz Semiconductor

Convergence in wireless, consumer and computing platforms is blurring the boundaries between products and changing the segmentation of the semiconductor market… The wireless revolution is underway, with seamless connectivity becoming a requirement for the mobile consumer, creating new markets, new products and new technologies as the digital home becomes the center of the future wireless world.

Pulselink Rolls Software-Defined UWB Platform; Faces ITU Resistance

May 11, 2004
By Patrick Mannion

The SDCR chip set is a major step by Pulselink in its efforts to design a completely UWB-networked home, both for last-mile access and inside the home. The chip was implemented in Jazz Semiconductor's 120nm process and has target rates of 1 Gbit/s for wireless, up to 200 Mbits/s over power lines and up to 1 Gbit/s downstream over existing CATV networks - with hundreds of megabits/s upstream.

Silicon Strategies' 60 Emerging Start-Ups

April 6, 2004

Editors from the online site selected companies based on a mix of financial position, investors, markets, and technology. The start-ups on the list, which includes Jazz Semiconductor, are the ones that made an impression and are involved in the IC, MEMS, fab equipment, packaging and foundry sectors.

Jazz Wins Magnolia Deal to Make SiGe Chipsets

5 April 2004

"Jazz was selected as our foundry partner because of its leadership position in this industry and its expertise in RF and mixed-signal process technology," Magnolia.

Magnolia Chips Get Jazzy

April 1, 2004

Magnolia utilized Jazz Semiconductor's specialty silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS manufacturing process technology to design DiversityPlus.

Jazz to Manufacture Magnolia Chipset

April 01, 2004

Jazz Semiconductor said it has entered a partnership to manufacture Magnolia Broadband's chipset known as DiversityPlus with a view to improving coverage and doubling subscriber reach for operators.

FYI

April 1, 2004
By Staff

Magnolia Broadband selected Jazz Semiconductor as its foundry for the DiversityPlus chipset… Magnolia says the new architecture extends cellular phone battery life and improves coverage, capacity and data rates of existing cellular networks.

Jazz Semiconductor Agrees Chip Deal with Magnolia

April 1, 2004

Magnolia Broadband has awarded Jazz Semiconductor a contract for the production of the DiversityPlus chipset, which is Magnolia's flagship product and which is able to extend mobile phone battery life and improve cellular network coverage, capacity and data rates. The DiversityPlus chipset was designed by Magnolia using Jazz Semiconductor's SiGe BiCMOS manufacturing process technology.

IPO Hunters Should Follow the Silicon, Bankers Say

March 19, 2004
By Daniel Sorid

Those makers of power management chips would follow IPO filings earlier this year by analog chip maker Jazz Semiconductor, gas delivery equipment supplier Ultra Clean Holdings, and chip testing equipment maker Cascade Microtech.

WLAN 802.11b/g Transceiver Embeds PA, Power Detector

March 1, 2004

Developed for 802.11b/g dual mode applications, the AL2230 WLAN transceiver is claimed as the first to include an embedded PA and power detector on-chip. Manufactured using Jazz Semiconductor's SiGe BiCMOS process technology, the part integrates a VCO, an LNA, a balun, and loop filters.

Celestial Scores; Jazz Tunes Up for NASDAQ and Moxtek's Martian Endorsement

February 9, 2004
By Olaf de Senerpont Domis

When specialty wafer maker Jazz Semiconductor Inc. filed to go public in January, Conexant Systems Inc. chief executive Dwight Decker saw a master plan more than three years in the making come a step closer to fruition.

SiGe Foundry Jazz Semiconductor to File for IPO

January 22, 2004

The securities to be offered in the proposed IPO will include shares to be issued and sold by Jazz, based in Newport Beach.

Jazz Semi Files for IPO

January 22, 2004
By Jeff Chappell

…the Newport Beach, California foundry today filed an initial registration statement, a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jazz Semiconductor Plans To Go Public

January 22, 2004
By Jim Finkle

Jazz is one of last vestiges of Rockwell International, the defense and aerospace conglomerate that helped make Orange County a major player in high technology.

Jazz Semi Files for IPO

January 21, 2004
By K.C. Swanson

…foundry Jazz Semiconductor filed details of an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Wednesday.

All That Jazz

January 12, 2004
By Andrew Simons

Keep an eye on Jazz Semiconductor, the Newport Beach-based chip making plant that once belonged to Conexant Systems Inc. It's one of the "surest things" for an IPO among OC-based companies in 2004.

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