GlobalFoundries is offering an automotive-use 0.18um technology, called BCDlite, optimized for automotive power management devices, audio amplifiers, displays, LED driver integrated circuits (ICs), and others. The platform is a “comprehensive, modular platform” which includes a combination of performance and cost, the company said.

The 0.18um BCDlite platform features competitive resistance in the saturation region — Rds(on) — created in a less complex process while providing extensive device characterization, modeling, ESD and PDK support. Additionally, embedded OTP non-volatile memory is available as an option.

According to a report by Semicast Research, the average semiconductor content per vehicle is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% from 2008 to 2017, to approximately $425 per vehicle by 2017. The overall global revenue for the automotive semiconductor market is forecast to grow from $20 billion in 2010 to $39 billion by 2017.

Raj Kumar

Raj Kumar, senior vice president for the 200mm business unit and general manager for Singapore, said “as we continue to see an increasing trend of manufacturers integrating more electronic components into automobiles, GlobalFoundries is well positioned to support the automotive industry with our foundry expertise.

All of the foundry’s 200mm fabs in Singapore are certified to ISO/TS16949 automotive quality standards. The company said it serves six of the top 10 automotive semiconductor suppliers, and has been qualified by other key automotive system manufacturers.

GlobalFoundries said BCDlite has undergone the Automotive Electronic Council’s AEC-Q100 Group D critical reliability test. In addition, the company also conducted its own quality and reliability assessments on the process solution to complement the industry standard.

GlobalFoundries said all of its 200mm fabs in Singapore are certified to ISO/TS16949 automotive quality standards. The company today serves six of the top 10 automotive semiconductor suppliers in the world and has also achieved qualification by many key automotive system manufacturers.

The AEC-Q100-qualified 0.18um BCDlite solution will be offered to customers in the fourth quarter.

Tags: automotive, GlobalFoundries, Singapore

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