Key Developments For Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEM.O) (Consolidated Issue listed on NASDAQ Global Market)
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.'s TowerJazz Signs Definitive Agreement With Asian Entity To Provide Know-How, Training And Turnkey Manufacturing Solutions
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.'s TowerJazz announced the signing of a definitive agreement with an Asian entity. Under the agreement, TowerJazz will arrange for the required manufacturing know-how and certain equipment required for successful capacity ramp-up. The deal will realize TowerJazz revenue of approximately $130 million, largely during the first contract year of 2010.
TowerJazz and Tanner EDA Announce Process Design Kit (PDK) Collaboration For Power Management Device Design
TowerJazz and Tanner EDA, a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, announced a joint initiative to develop Process Design Kits (PDKs) for analog/mixed-signal (A/MS) designers using Tanner EDA's HiPer Silicon software. This collaboration gives Tanner EDA customers access to TowerJazz's 0.18- and 0.35-micron power management process platform and TowerJazz customers access to Tanner EDA's A/MS tools for a complete IC design solution. Tower Semiconductor Ltd. and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz.
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Announces Phasor Solutions Selects TowerJazz For Transceiver Chipset For Mobile Broadband Service
Phasor Solutions, and TowerJazz, announced that Phasor has selected TowerJazz`s SiGe BiCMOS process to manufacture its transceiver chipset for mobile broadband service on moving platforms such as trains, manned and unmanned airplanes, and military vehicles. To achieve this service, satellite communications will be enabled by a phased array containing multiple transceiver ICs residing within an array of connected 8x12 inch flat panels which together function as a high gain satellite dish and related electronics. The SBC18HX process offered by TowerJazz includes high performance 0.18-micron SiGe Bipolar and high quality passive elements combined with high density 0.18-micron CMOS, well-suited for high-speed networking and millimeter wave applications. Tower Semiconductor Ltd. and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz.
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Issues Q4, FY 2009 Revenue Outlook; Comments On H2 2010 Profit Outlook-Conference Call
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. announced that for the fourth quarter of 2009, it expects revenues to jump to between $90 to $94 million. For fiscal 2009, the Company expects revenue at about $290 million, representing a 15% growth against fiscal 2008. The Company expects to achieve corporate GAAP net profit in the second half of 2010.
CMOSIS Ramps First Off The Shelf High Resolution Sensor Using Tower Semiconductor Ltd.'s Specialty 0.18 Micron CMOS Image Sensor Technology
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. and CMOSIS announced that CMOSIS has ramped its first off the shelf high resolution sensor (CMV2000) using Tower's advanced 0.18-micron CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology. This highly integrated image sensor targets machine vision applications and enables global shutter (snapshot) operation and fast on-chip analog to digital conversion (ADC) to meet this market's demanding requirements for edge performance, advanced features, and reduced die size and price. CMOSIS also selected Tower's advanced 0.18-micron process for its aggressive layout rules, allowing pixel structure featuring a pixel size of 5.5µm x 5.5µm which is needed to stay close to a 2/3" optical format with 2.2M pixel resolution and form factor. The CMV2000 combines a pipelined global shutter operation that allows true correlated double sampling and a full-frame rate of 300 fps and yields an unprecedented low noise level below 18 electrons and 16-channel LVDS interfacing.
