GLOBALFOUNDRIES stellt Avera Semi vor, eine hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft zur Bereitstellung kundenspezifischer ASIC-Lösungen

Neues Unternehmen nutzt konkurrenzlose Erfahrung bei der Markteinführung komplexer ASICs

Solutions will focus on networking, datacenter, AI/ML and other high-performance intelligent systems
 

Santa Clara, Calif., November 1, 2018 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced the establishment of Avera Semiconductor LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to providing custom silicon solutions for a broad range of applications. Avera Semi will leverage deep ties with GF to deliver ASIC offerings on 14/12nm and more mature technologies while providing clients new capabilities and access to alternate foundry processes at 7nm and beyond.
 

Avera Semi is built upon an unrivaled legacy of ASIC expertise, tapping into a world-class team that has executed more than 2,000 complex designs in its 25-year history. With more than 850 employees, annual revenues in excess of $500 million, and over $3 billion in 14nm designs in execution, Avera Semi is well positioned to serve clients developing products across a wide range of markets, including wired and wireless networking, data centers and storage, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and aerospace and defense.
 

The new company is led by Kevin O’Buckley, a leader in the ASIC business since joining GF as part of the acquisition of IBM Microelectronics in 2015. Previously, he spent nearly 20 years at IBM in a variety of roles spanning both technical and executive leadership positions.
 

“I couldn’t imagine a better time to launch a new venture focused on delivering custom ASIC solutions,” O’Buckley said. “Data traffic and bandwidth demands have exploded, and next-generation systems for cloud and communications must deliver more performance and handle more complexity than ever before. Avera Semi has the right combination of expertise and technology to help our clients design and build high-performance, highly optimized semiconductor solutions.”
 

"Arm arbeitet schon seit langem mit dem Team von Avera Semi zusammen, um PPA zu verbessern und innovative Lösungen auf den Markt zu bringen", sagt Drew Henry, Senior Vice President und General Manager, Infrastructure Line of Business, Arm. "Da sich die Anforderungen an die Rechenleistung Wir freuen uns darauf, die Fähigkeiten und Technologien von Avera mit den Neoverse-Lösungen und der physikalischen Design-IP von Arm zu kombinieren, um einem breiten Kundenstamm einen einzigartigen Mehrwert zu bieten."

 

"Die langjährige Zusammenarbeit zwischen Synopsys und GF hat es uns ermöglicht, ein breites Portfolio an hochwertigen DesignWare IP auf einer Reihe von GF-Prozessen zu liefern", sagte John Koeter, Vice President of Marketing for IP bei Synopsys. "Wir freuen uns darauf, diesen Erfolg mit Avera Semi fortzusetzen, um Designern die notwendige IP für ihre Hochleistungs-SoC-Designs der nächsten Generation auf fortschrittlichen FinFET-Prozessen zu liefern."

 

Avera Semi offers clients a range of capabilities to enable end-to-end silicon solutions:
 

  • ASIC-Angebote auf führenden und bewährten Prozesstechnologien, einschließlich einer neu gegründeten foundry Partnerschaft auf 7nm

  • Ein reichhaltiges IP-Portfolio, einschließlich Hochgeschwindigkeits-SerDes, hochleistungsfähige eingebettete TCAMs, ARM®-Cores sowie leistungs- und dichteoptimierte eingebettete SRAMs

  • Eine umfassende, produktionserprobte Designmethodik, die auf einer Reihe von erstklassigen Ergebnissen aufbaut, um Entwicklungskosten und Markteinführungszeiten zu reduzieren

  • Erweiterte Packaging-Optionen zur Erhöhung der Bandbreite, Beseitigung von E/A-Engpässen und Reduzierung von Speicherbereich, Latenzzeit und Stromverbrauch

  • Flexible ASIC business engagement models that give clients the ability to supplement in-house resources with the level of support needed from experienced chip design, methodology, test and packaging teams
     

Über Avera Semi

Avera Semi provides application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) semiconductor solutions that deliver system-level differentiation for next-generation networking, data center, machine learning, automotive, and aerospace and defense applications. The company was established in 2018 to provide clients sustained access to leading-edge lithography technologies at 7nm and beyond, while leveraging deep ties with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to deliver ASIC offerings on 14/12nm and older technologies. Avera Semi is a wholly owned subsidiary of GLOBALFOUNDRIES. For more information, visit averasemi.com.
 

Über GF

GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) is a leading full-service foundry delivering truly differentiated semiconductor technologies for a range of high-growth markets. GF provides a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services, with a range of innovative IP and feature-rich offerings including FinFET, FDX™, RF, and power/analog mixed signal. With a manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GF has the flexibility and agility to meet the dynamic needs of clients across the globe. GF is owned by Mubadala Investment Company. For more information, visit globalfoundries.com.
 

Contact:
 

Jason Gorss

GLOBALFOUNDRIES

(518) 698-7765

 

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