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3 February 2009

 

Skyworks names Jazz its 2008 Foundry Supplier of the Year

Specialty silicon wafer foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel says that its wafer foundry subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor Inc of Newport Beach, CA, USA, which focuses on analog-intensive mixed-signal process technologies, has received the 2008 Foundry Supplier of the Year Award from Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA.

Skyworks designs and manufactures linear products, power amplifiers, front-end modules and radio solutions based on analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for handset and infrastructure equipment. Jazz says that it was selected as Foundry Supplier of the Year for its improved cycle times and quality, technology innovation enabling key initiatives, strong customer support and improved alignment on business strategies. Skyworks recognized Jazz’s dedication to providing process technologies and design enablement capabilities to meet critical time-to-market demands quickly and cost-effectively.

Skyworks has collaborated with Jazz to leverage its specialty process offerings, from 0.5 micron mixed-signal CMOS and 0.35 micron BiCMOS to highly integrated solutions enabled by silicon-germanium (SiGe) and RF nodes to develop several Skyworks products such as transmit/receive modules, power amplifier controllers, switch controllers, linear devices, and wireless LAN solutions.

“We congratulate Jazz on their proven commitment over the past year in providing Skyworks with excellent service and support,” says Bruce J. Freyman, VP worldwide operations for Skyworks. “This award also recognizes Jazz’s technology leadership and superior design enablement services, which have allowed Skyworks to deliver its complex, innovative products to the market quickly,” he adds.

“This award is a significant milestone in our expanding relationship,” says Chuck Fox, senior VP of worldwide sales & corporate marketing for Tower and Jazz.

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