Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, and Jazz Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jazz Technologies, have announced that the two will work together to manufacture system-on-a-chip (SoC) products using RF CMOS technology. Under a memorandum of understanding signed by the companies, the collaboration is designed to combine RF and mixed-signal expertise from Jazz and leading-edge existing 90 nm and 65 nm manufacturing technology from Fujitsu, enabling both companies to deliver high-performance customer-owned tooling (COT) foundry services to SoC customers. The alliance will enable Fujitsu to offer Jazz's high-precision RF models and design kits using Fujitsu's 90 nm and 65 nm low-leakage, LSI manufacturing process. The companies will conduct joint marketing and sales activities, and the products will be manufactured at Fujitsu's 300 mm Mie fab located in Kuwana city, Mie prefecture in Japan.

“Jazz has RF modeling capabilities, a specialized design platform in analog and mixed-signal technologies and RF expertise. Coupled with Fujitsu's 65 nm and 90 nm process technologies and comprehensive library of digital IPs, our joint efforts with Jazz will provide customers access to state-of-the art and flexible manufacturing technology that will provide first-rate solutions,” said Kazuyuki Kawauchi, president and chief executive officer at Fujitsu Microelectronics America.

For more information, visit www.jazzsemi.com and www.fma.fujitsu.com.