Fujitsu Microelectronics

Advanced ASIC (application-specific IC) development today requires complex and expensive design tools, process technologies, and engineering teams. Some large companies can commit the resources needed for the complete tool chain and design flow, all the way from circuit design to Graphic Data Systems (GDS) and beyond. Many, however, cannot, or simply do not want, to make those investments. These companies need to focus on what they know best: the design itself.

For these organizations, Fujitsu provides a complete, cost-efficient path to leading-edge, custom silicon through its ASIC platform. This platform, one of the components of the Fujitsu Integrated Device Manufacturing (IDM) model, provides all the resources required to achieve custom silicon for customers that need backend tool suites and design teams for physical design, package design, and testing. This paper introduces Fujitsu ASIC technology, discussing the benefits of ASIC intellectual property, the range and history of the technology, and mixed-signal technology, as well as ASIC design flow, manufacture, and packaging.