Title :
Non-volatile memories in the foundry business
Author :
Strum, Avi ; Mahlen, Todd ; Roizin, Yakov
Author_Institution :
TowerJazz, Migdal HaEmek, Israel
Abstract :
The role of non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies in the business of silicon foundries is reviewed. Solutions that comply with the NVM requests of diverse customers in today´s semiconductor market are analyzed both from technical and business viewpoints. The strategy of NVM internal development in a foundry, the availability of NVM for special technology platforms, and the compromise between internal and external memory intellectual property (IP) are discussed using TowerJazz memory solutions as examples.
Keywords :
foundries; random-access storage; NVM internal development; TowerJazz memory solutions; external memory intellectual property; foundry business; internal memory intellectual property; nonvolatile memories; silicon foundries; CMOS image sensors; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Foundries; Nonvolatile memory; Portfolios; Production; Sensor arrays; Silicon; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Memory Workshop (IMW), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6719-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7668-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMW.2010.5488394
