Elmos Semiconductor
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Elmos Semiconductor AG is a German manufacturer of semiconductor
based system solutions. Elmos is the number #2 ranked automotive [ASIC] (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) supplier worldwide. Over 90% of the ASICs produced are for automotive applications.
L12/T12 1.2um CMOS/SOI process. Voltage capability to 120V/+/-120V
L08 0.8um CMOS process. Voltage capability to 120V
L05 0.5um CMOS process. Voltage capability to 120V
L035/T035 0.35um CMOS/SOI process. Voltage capability to 120V/+/-120V
1985 32 employees, 0,4 Mio DM turnover,Installation of 4" Wafer Fab in Dortmund
1994 DIN ISO 9001 certificate
1998 460 employees, 140 Mio DM turnover. Complete supply from new 6" line
1999 IPO to new market, Frankfurt
2001 630 employees, 107 Mio Euro turnover Acquisition of Eurasem (Packaging, NL)and SMI (MEMS, USA)
2002 TS16949
2005 Launch of new 8" Wafer Fab in Duisburg as 2nd production line
Currently > 1.5 Billion ELMOS ICs "in the field"
More than 1100 employees worldwide at 13 locations, turnover about 160.7 Mio. Euro
Enhanced product portfolio by
ASSPs, MEMS and Microsystems
Target 2010: Yearly production of approx. 200 Mio ICs with circa 250 Mio Euro turnover
s, including Microelectromechanical systems
sensors, and accelerometers. Its first product was a silicon sensor for very low-pressure usage. After the merger in 2001, SMI began production on higher performance, system level sensors and microstructures, wireless, RF and bus addressable microstructures.
In August 2002, SMI acquired the IC Sensors' wafer fabrication operations and wafer R&D group and relocated to Milpitas, California
. The following year, Silicon Microstructures undertook a significant and complete wafer fabrication upgrade to expand the facility for full 6" wafer handling.
This facility is currently processing primarily 6 inch wafers and has advanced technical capabilities including deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) and plasma enhanced fusion bonding.
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
based system solutions. Elmos is the number #2 ranked automotive [ASIC] (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) supplier worldwide. Over 90% of the ASICs produced are for automotive applications.
Processes
Elmos has four high voltage CMOS processes availableL12/T12 1.2um CMOS/SOI process. Voltage capability to 120V/+/-120V
L08 0.8um CMOS process. Voltage capability to 120V
L05 0.5um CMOS process. Voltage capability to 120V
L035/T035 0.35um CMOS/SOI process. Voltage capability to 120V/+/-120V
History
1984 Founded in Dortmund, Germany1985 32 employees, 0,4 Mio DM turnover,Installation of 4" Wafer Fab in Dortmund
1994 DIN ISO 9001 certificate
1998 460 employees, 140 Mio DM turnover. Complete supply from new 6" line
1999 IPO to new market, Frankfurt
2001 630 employees, 107 Mio Euro turnover Acquisition of Eurasem (Packaging, NL)and SMI (MEMS, USA)
2002 TS16949
2005 Launch of new 8" Wafer Fab in Duisburg as 2nd production line
Details
Yearly production and supply of more than 100 Mio ICsCurrently > 1.5 Billion ELMOS ICs "in the field"
More than 1100 employees worldwide at 13 locations, turnover about 160.7 Mio. Euro
Enhanced product portfolio by
ASSPs, MEMS and Microsystems
Target 2010: Yearly production of approx. 200 Mio ICs with circa 250 Mio Euro turnover
Silicon Microstructures
Silicon Microstructures, Inc. was founded in 1991 as a commercial source of high-performance silicon pressure sensorPressure sensor
A pressure sensor measures pressure, typically of gases or liquids. Pressure is an expression of the force required to stop a fluid from expanding, and is usually stated in terms of force per unit area. A pressure sensor usually acts as a transducer; it generates a signal as a function of the...
s, including Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology...
sensors, and accelerometers. Its first product was a silicon sensor for very low-pressure usage. After the merger in 2001, SMI began production on higher performance, system level sensors and microstructures, wireless, RF and bus addressable microstructures.
In August 2002, SMI acquired the IC Sensors' wafer fabrication operations and wafer R&D group and relocated to Milpitas, California
Milpitas, California
Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is a suburb of the major city of San Jose, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of State Route 237 and generally between Interstates 680 and 880 which run roughly north/south...
. The following year, Silicon Microstructures undertook a significant and complete wafer fabrication upgrade to expand the facility for full 6" wafer handling.
This facility is currently processing primarily 6 inch wafers and has advanced technical capabilities including deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) and plasma enhanced fusion bonding.