austriamicrosystems Offers New 120V Devices for Its Advanced 0.35um High-Voltage CMOS Process; The 0.35um High-Voltage CMOS Process H35 Allows Now Voltages From 3.3V to 120V on a Single Chip

H35 is the first purely CMOS based High-Voltage process thatmatches BCD performance and chip sizes at much lower processcomplexity. It is based on the 0.35um CMOS process transferred fromTSMC. Rigorous modularity permits 100% reuse of low voltage CMOSdesign IP. H35 offers fully scalable High-Voltage NMOS and PMOSdevices, floating logic libraries as well as a best-in-class power-onresistance. This makes the High-Voltage CMOS technology a competitivesolution for fabless design houses and IDMs in fields such as powermanagement products, display drivers, broadband and wirelessapplications, modems, sensors, capacitive actuators, printer and MEMSdriver ICs.

For its fully automotive and medical qualified process,austriamicrosystems delivers its industry benchmark design environment("HIT-Kit"), which comes complete with IO libraries, special utilitiesoptimized for High-Voltage CMOS product design and excellentcharacterized circuit simulation models. New High-Voltage designsutilizing the 120V devices can already be started in the H35 50Vprocess option, which is available for volume production today. All50V devices and blocks can be reused without any layout modificationsin the 120V option. Engineering runs supporting the 120V processoption are already offered to dedicated customers, volume productionwill be available by end of 2006.

"The new 0.35um High-Voltage CMOS process is the 5th generation ofthe continuously improved High-Voltage technologies from our companyand is produced in austriamicrosystems state-of-the-art 8-inch waferfabrication. As only two mask level adders on top of CMOS are requiredit also makes H35 the process with the lowest complexity in themarket. All of this makes H35 the optimum choice for achievingsmallest possible die sizes at very competitive cost for a voltagerange from 20V to 120V", states Peter Gasteiner, Senior Vice Presidentand General Manager of austriamicrosystems' business unit Full ServiceFoundry.

About austriamicrosystems

austriamicrosystems' business unit Full Service Foundry hassuccessfully positioned itself in the analog/mixed-signal foundrymarket offering well-established RF CMOS, High-Voltage CMOS, BiCMOSand SiGe-BiCMOS processes. With superior support during the designphase, with high-end tools and experienced engineers,austriamicrosystems succeeds to be an attractive analog foundrypartner especially for fabless design houses.

austriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of highperformance analog ICs, combining more than 20 years of analog designcapabilities and system know-how with its own state-of-the-artmanufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems leverages itsexpertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leadingcustomized and standard analog products. Operating worldwide with morethan 850 employees, austriamicrosystems focuses on the areas of powermanagement, sensors & sensor interfaces, portable audio and car accessthrough its business units Communications, Industry & Medical,Automotive and Full Service Foundry. austriamicrosystems is listed onthe SWX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS). For moreinformation, please visit the web site at www.austriamicrosystems.com