EDN

Atmel preps SiGe/BiCMOS process for RF apps

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Atmel Corp. will emphasize silicon germanium on BiCMOS — with specialized RF CMOS processes spun from the SiGe/BiCMOS as a fringe benefit — to realize power and cost ...
Electronic Design

SiGe BiCMOS Process Optimized For Cost-Sensitive RF Markets

In an effort to gain a competitive edge in the cost-sensitive wireless communications arena, STMicroelectronics has added silicon-germanium (SiGe) biCMOS to its arsenal of process technologies. The ...
EDN

Zarlink upgrades BiCMOS process for power ICs

LONDON — Zarlink Semiconductor has developed an improved version of its sub-micron BiCMOS process technology that it is targeting for higher power and higher temperature power management chips. Dubbed ...
Design-Reuse

Ensphere Leverages TowerJazz's 0.18-micron SiGe BiCMOS Process to Achieve Fully Integrated One Chip Optical Transceiver IC

ESI-1002 enables SFP+ modules with sub-1 watt power consumption Overall SFP+ module shipment per year expected to be $2.5B; total revenue for chipmakers approximately $300M per year NEWPORT BEACH, ...
Design-Reuse

SWID Selects Jazz Semiconductor's 0.35-micron SiGe BiCMOS Process and Models; Achieves First-Time Success for Digital Satellite Tuner

SWID’s fully integrated RF tuner used in set-top-boxes (STBs) and mobile TVs to receive signals from satellite Combined Digital STB and mobile TV market expected to grow from $334M in 2009 to $630M ...
Electronic Design

Complementary SiGe BiCMOS Facilitates Precision High-Speed Analog

To extend its BiCOM biCMOS process into the next generation, Texas Instruments is tapping the benefits of complementary silicon-germanium (SiGe) bipolar transistors. TI has developed a third ...
Electronics Weekly

tel SiGe process up to 10GHz

Alcatel has added silicon germanium to its BiCMOS manufacturing process, a move which allows devices running up to 10GHz, it said. The firm has already developed some 5GHz products, including a low ...