IBM is one of the world's largest semiconductor foundries, offering a comprehensive portfolio of leading-edge CMOS, RF CMOS and silicon germanium BiCMOS semiconductor technologies, a full suite of industry standard libraries, IP and cores, including IBM's own extensive ASIC portfolio, embedded DRAM, high-density SRAM and a wide-range of value-added services. IBM has a long history of sustained innovation, consistently delivering technology firsts such as SiGe BiCMOS process technology, copper interconnects and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and low-k dialectric insulation. IBM recently announced development of the world's fastest transistor, operating at 350GHz. IBM operates multiple fabricators including a state-of-the-art 300mm plant in East Fishkill, N.Y which combines -- for the first time anywhere -- IBM chip-making breakthroughs such as copper interconnects, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and low-k dielectric insulation on 300mm wafers.
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry industry's largest portfolio of process-proven library, Intellectual Property (IP), reference flows and other leading-edge foundry services. The company operates two advanced 300mm wafer fabs, seven eight-inch fabs and two six-inch wafer fabs. TSMC also has substantial capacity commitments at two joint ventures fabs (Vanguard and SSMC) and at its wholly-owned subsidiary, WaferTech. In early 2001, TSMC became the first IC manufacturer to announce a 0.10-micron technology alignment program with its customers. TSMC's corporate headquarters are in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
UMC is a world-leading semiconductor foundry that manufactures advanced process ICs for applications spanning every major sector in the semiconductor industry. UMC delivers cutting-edge foundry technologies, including 0.13um-copper/low k, embedded DRAM, and mixed signal/RF CMOS processes to enable sophisticated system-on-chip (SOC) designs. UMC is also a leader in 300mm manufacturing, with three 300mm fabs strategically located worldwide to serve our global customer base: Trecenti Technologies in Japan, Fab 12A in Taiwan, and UMCi in Singapore (under construction).
In addition to wafer manufacturing, UMC customers benefit from services such as extensive silicon-verified IP resources, design libraries, turnkey support, and the Silicon Shuttle®, a test wafer program that provides a cost-efficient means of verifying early designs and prototypes in silicon.
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