Before summer’s no more than a twinkle in our eyes, let’s take a moment to catch up on a key event where FD-SOI took center stage: Leti Innovation Days. French research powerhouse Leti was celebrating 50 years of innovation, so it was a real gala event. FD-SOI and other SOI technologies were seen and heard […]
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GF Triples FDXcelerator Partner Base in 1st Year
As of September 2017, GlobalFoundries’ FDXcelerator program now counts 21 members. Its purpose is to extend the reach of the FD-SOI ecosystem, creating an open framework that allows these selected partners to integrate their products or services into a validated, plug-and-play catalog of design solutions. The program was first launched with seven partners in September […]
GlobalFoundries, Verisilicon putting 1st complete IoT modem on single FD-SOI chip
Leveraging GF’s 22FDX® FD-SOI technology, GlobalFoundries and Verisilicon are developing IP to enable a complete cellular modem module on a single chip, including integrated baseband, power management, RF radio and front-end module combining both Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M capabilities. (Read the full press release here.) The new approach is expected to deliver significant improvements […]
We’re Doing It! FD-SOI Ecosystem Shines in Tokyo (Day 1)
The FD-SOI ecosystem is strong. This was made clear at the recent Tokyo SOI Workshop, organized by the SOI Consortium. The event was spread out over two days, and most of the presentations are now posted (click here to access them). To cover the full scope of the workshop will take (at least) a couple […]
$100M+ investment for FDX™ FD-SOI Chengdu design center of excellence
GlobalFoundries and the Chengdu municipality plan to build a world-class FD-SOI ecosystem including multiple design centers in Chengdu and university programs across China. They’ve announced an investment of more than $100 million, which is expected to attract leading semiconductor companies to Chengdu, making it a center of excellence for designing next-generation chips in mobile, IoT, […]
Body Biasing: It’s Not an Obligation, It’s an Opportunity. And Other Take-Aways from the FD-SOI Design Tutorial Day.
Over a hundred chip designers packed the room for the SOI Consortium’s recent FD-SOI Design Techniques Tutorial Day. Five professors and scientists from top institutions covered design techniques with real examples in digital, mixed-signal, analog, RF, mmW and ULV memory. Although it was in Silicon Valley, people actually flew in from all over the world […]
Upcoming SOI/FD-SOI Workshop in Tokyo – Great Line-Up, Registration Still Open
Looking for insight into the state of SOI and FD-SOI in Japan? Want to find out who’s doing IP and design support? Wondering about the major drivers? If you’re in the region, you can find out – and network with the top players in the ecosystem – at the 3rd Annual SOI Tokyo Workshop. The […]
ARM Steps Up! And More Good News From Consortium’s FD-SOI Symposium in Silicon Valley
ARM is stepping up its effort to support the FD-SOI ecosystem. “Yes, we’re back,” confirmed Ron Moore, VP of ARM’s physical design group. This and much more good news came out of the recent FD-SOI Symposium organized in Silicon Valley by the SOI Consortium. The full-day Symposium played to a packed room, and was followed […]
Quick Preview of (Great!) FD-SOI Design Tutorial Day (14 April ’17, Silicon Valley)
Would you like to better understand FDSOI-based chip design? If you’re in Silicon Valley, you’re in luck. On April 14th, the SOI Consortium is organizing a full day of FDSOI tutorials for chip designers. This is not a sales day. This is a learning day. On the agenda are FD-SOI specific design techniques for: analog […]
New Advanced NV Memory IP for FDSOI – Attopsemi Joins GF’s FDXcelerator Program
There’s a new memory IP specialist on board for the FDSOI ecosystem. Attopsemi Technology has joined GlobalFoundries’ FDXcelerator™ Partner Program (read the press release here). Attopsemi is ensuring that its scalable, non-volatile one-time programmable (OTP) memory IP is compatible with GF’s 22FDX® technology. Their leading-edge I-fuse™ OTP IP is a fuse-based OTP technology that can […]