TowerJazz and TPSCo to Showcase Advanced Specialty Foundry Offerings for a Variety of Leading Edge Automotive Applications

Companies Participate at 8th International Automotive Electronics Technology Expo (CAR-ELE) on January 13-15, 2016 in Tokyo Japan

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (TPSCo), the leading analog foundry in Japan, today announced participation at the 8th International Automotive Electronics Technology Expo (CAR-ELE) on January 13-15, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The companies will showcase their high performance automotive foundry technologies for a variety of leading edge applications including collision avoidance, driver assist, advanced infotainment features and motor controls.

According to IC Insights’ 2016 IC Market Drivers Report, it is estimated that in 2015 automotive IC sales represented 7.3% of the total $287.1 billion IC market, growing at a faster annual rate than other end-use segments. Furthermore, the Report finds that from 2014 through 2019, the automotive IC market is forecasted to increase at an average annual growth rate of 6.7%, highest among the six major end-use IC applications (computer, consumer, communications, automotive, industrial/medical, and government/military), and greater than two points more than the 4.3% CAGR forecast for the total IC industry over this same time period.

Automotive applications require high levels of technology reliability and defect-free manufacturing programs. At CAR-ELE, Dr. Eitan Shauly, TowerJazz Director of Integration, Mixed-Signal/CMOS Business Unit will present TowerJazz and TPSCo automotive technologies and Automotive Quality Policy as well as in-field implementation including zero defect methodology and product qualification results accumulated from manufacturing over half a billion automotive devices. TowerJazz will exhibit in booth #W8-8 and Dr. Shauly’s presentation will take place on January 13, 2016 at 13:40-14:40.

“We are excited to expand our offering for automotive applications and introduce our new advanced technologies combined with the proven track record of TPSCo’s fabs in Japan, considered among the best in the automotive industry,” said Shimon Greenberg, Vice President of Mixed-Signal/CMOS Business Unit, TowerJazz. “The factories of the TowerJazz group are committed to the American, European, and Japanese automotive industries’ growth, with the TPSCo fabs having delivered over 500 million ICs during the last 35 years using technologies from super-micron down to 45nm. In addition, we are working to provide dual-source manufacturing of our highly reliable 0.18um CMOS and power management platform technologies with AEC-Q100 Grade 0 certification. We look forward to increasing our presence in this growing market by continuing to offer best-in class solutions and support our existing and new partners.”