UMC Announces Availability of 40nm SST Embedded Flash Process
2017年12月21日 - 6:00PM
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Toshiba MCU ICs are expected to utilize the
highly robust, non-volatile memory process
United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC;TWSE:2303)
("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced
the availability of the company’s 40nm process platform that
incorporates Silicon Storage Technology’s (SST) embedded
SuperFlash® non-volatile memory. The newly available 40nm SST
process features a >20% reduction in eFlash cell size and 20-30%
macro area over UMC’s mass production 55nm SST technology. Toshiba
Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has started studying
technical feasibility of UMC’s 40nm SST for their microcontroller
(MCU) ICs.
“We expect that UMC’s 40nm SST will improve the performance of
our MCU products,” said Toshiya Matsui, Vice President, Mixed
Signal IC Division of Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage
Corporation “Working with UMC will also allow us to maintain a
robust business continuity plan (BCP) through stable manufacturing
supply and flexible capacity support based on our production
requirements.”
More than 20 customers and products are in various stages of
55nm SST eFlash production at UMC, including those for SIM card,
banking, automotive, IOT, MCU and other applications.
Wenchi Ting, Associate VP of Specialty Technology division at
UMC said, “Since qualifying SST’s embedded flash technology on our
popular 55nm process in 2015, we have received tremendous interest
from customers looking to further utilize the low power, high
reliability, superior data retention and high endurance
characteristics of this process platform for their automotive,
industrial, consumer and IoT applications. We are pleased to
introduce this eNVM solution on our 40nm platform, and look forward
to bringing the high speed and high reliability benefits of SST to
Toshiba and our other foundry customers.”
UMC’s robust SST process performs according to JEDEC standards,
with 100k endurance and more than 10 years of data retention at 85C
and an operating-temperature range of -40C to 125C. In addition to
the 40nm SST process, UMC has over 20 customers in production using
the foundry’s 55nm SST for a broad range of product
applications.
About UMC
UMC (NYSE: UMC, TWSE: 2303) is a leading global semiconductor
foundry that provides advanced IC production for applications
spanning every major sector of the electronics industry. UMC’s
robust foundry solutions enable chip designers to leverage the
company’s sophisticated technology and manufacturing, which include
high volume production 28nm gate-last High-K/Metal Gate technology,
ultra-low power platform processes specifically engineered for
Internet of Things (IoT) applications and the automotive industry’s
highest-rated AEC-Q100 Grade-0 manufacturing capabilities for
production of ICs found in cars. UMC’s 11 wafer fabs are
strategically located throughout Asia and are able to produce over
500,000 wafers per month. The company employs nearly 19,000 people
worldwide, with offices in Taiwan, China, Europe, Japan, Korea,
Singapore, and the United States. UMC can be found on the web at
http://www.umc.com.
Note from UMC Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in the foregoing announcement are forward
looking within the meaning of the U.S. Federal Securities laws,
including statements about future outsourcing, wafer capacity,
technologies, business relationships and market conditions.
Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ
materially from these statements as a result of a variety of
factors, including conditions in the overall semiconductor market
and economy; acceptance and demand for products from UMC; and
technological and development risks. Further information regarding
these and other risks is included in UMC’s filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration
statements and reports on Forms F-1, F-3, F-6 and 20-F and 6-K, in
each case as amended. UMC does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required under
applicable law.
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UMC Corporate CommunicationsRichard Yu, (886) 2-2658-9168 ext.
16951richard_yu@umc.com