IBS reports positive customer feedback for Toshiba’s ASIC and Foundry Services

The IBS ‘Customer Inputs on IC Vendors’ report confirms that customers recognise Toshiba as being ‘active in implementing designs at 65nm, 90nm and 0.13µm, where the performance of Toshiba is strong in both design implementation and manufacturing support’. The report goes on to state: ‘Customer inputs in Europe have also become increasingly positive on Toshiba, with indications that there is, again, an emphasis on the use of speciality IP and use of relatively mature process technologies’. The report adds that ‘Toshiba is taking a cautious approach to its standard cell ASIC technology development and, consequently, is able to have cost-effective approaches for participation in segments of the standard cell ASIC market.”

As well as 65nm, 90nm and 0.13µm processes, Toshiba also offers 40nm solutions and is currently developing 32nm technologies. Custom SoC services include access to a comprehensive line-up of IP including mixed-signal and analogue blocks and embedded memories. Flexible development platforms speed turn-around-time (TAT) and reduce risk. Local engineering support and tools are available for European customers through Toshiba’s ELDEC (European LSI Design & Engineering Centre) facility in Düsseldorf.

Discussing the customer inputs in the IBS report, Armin Derpmanns, the general manager for Toshiba’s ASIC and Foundry Business Unit, states: “This is further evidence that the combination of processes, IP, services, development platforms, tools and local support encompassed by our IDM business model delivers real benefits to customers as they look to achieve SoC design objectives quickly and cost effectively. It encourages us to strengthen our product offering towards COT/Foundry and related mixed business models to support customer requirements in the market.”