Fraunhofer & RoodMicrotec partner

22nd December 2014

Fraunhofer

Nat Bowers

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Expanding their existing cooperation, RoodMicrotec and Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS aim to offer their customers complete solutions throughout the whole supply chain, from ASIC design to volume production. Fraunhofer IIS will provide their customers with a more efficient and complete supply chain solution from concept through all processes of design, manufacture, assembly, electrical test, qualification and finally delivery of the end-product ready for volume production.

Philip Nijenhuis, CEO, RoodMicrotec, comments: “Fraunhofer IIS has a proven track record as a technology and foundry independent design facility and offers access to Multi Project Wafer fabrication as well as to single die tooling with ams, IHP and GlobalFoundries. Based on this cooperation, we are able to offer all services required to work from a specification or a design through to fully tested ICs to ASIC users, Fabless Companies (fabless design houses) and IP providers.”

Fraunhofer IIS works on advanced ASIC and IP solutions in a broad range of technologies. It has long-term business partnerships with ams and IHP Microelectronics and access to other world class foundries such as XFab and TowerJazz. Fraunhofer IIS also acts as GlobalFoundries channel partner.

“In times when ASIC suppliers and foundries tend to concentrate on key customers with very high volumes it is important also to provide easy access to ASICs for start-ups and companies with lower volumes. RoodMicrotec complements our service portfolio. Together, we can provide our customers with fully qualified and tested ICs in any volume,” explains Josef Sauerer, Head of Department, Integrated Circuits and Systems, Fraunhofer IIS.

RoodMicrotec is an established supply chain service provider that is strong in engineering, test, qualification & failure analysis capabilities. Using state-of-the-art equipment for test and qualification, it has a wide range of experience in industrial, automotive, medical and aerospace solutions. It also partners with IMEC, EMPA, Nanoscope and Nanophysics.

This partnership will not only help Fraunhofer IIS and RoodMicrotec to expand their service portfolio but will also meet customer demand in many application areas.