Germany-Based Micronas GmbH Licenses 0.25um CMOS Technology from IMEC

15 December 2000

Germany-Based Micronas GmbH Licenses 0.25um CMOS Technology from IMEC

    LEUVEN, Belgium--Dec. 15, 2000--IMEC has licensed its 0.25-micron CMOS technology to Micronas GmbH. This 0.25-micron CMOS technology includes both the standard digital CMOS as well as the analog modules including double poly devices. This high-performance CMOS technology employs STI for device isolation, CoSi2 salicided schemes, thin-gate dielectrics and nitride spacers. The back-end is an Al- and W-plug based full CMP multilevel technology.
    This 0.25-micron technology will be the next technology for the future generation high-performance full-custom mixed-signal products of Micronas manufactured at Freiburg, Germany. Target application areas are high-performance consumer audio and video, multimedia, as well as automotive.
    Underlining the significance of the license agreement between IMEC and Micronas, Professor Gilbert Declerck, president and CEO of IMEC noted, "This agreement, as well as other technology transfer agreements IMEC has signed with other industrial partners, shows that IMEC is able to provide adequate solutions to the industrial world of microelectronics, and does play an important role also as a source of knowledge and know-how for the European microelectronics industry."

    About IMEC

    IMEC was founded in 1984 and today is Europe's leading independent research center for the development and licensing of microelectronics, and information and communication technologies (ICT). IMEC is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and employs nearly 1000 people, of whom 75 percent are highly qualified scientists and engineers. Its more than $100 million revenue is derived from agreements and contracts with the Flemish government, the European Community, the European Space Agency and semiconductor companies worldwide. IMEC's activities concentrate on design of integrated information and communication systems; silicon process technology; silicon technology and device integration; microsystems, components and packaging; advanced training in microelectronics. IMEC has a sub-0.25um 200mm pilot line and is ISO 9001 certified. News from IMEC is located at www.imec.be. More information on submicron technology transfer can be found at http://www.imec.be/asp/TT_extern/.

IMEC Kapeldreef 75 B-3001 Leuven, Belgium Tel: (32) 28 16 12 11

    About Micronas

    Micronas (SWX:MASN, Neuer Markt Frankfurt:MNSN) is a semiconductor company group with worldwide operations. Its activities include the development, manufacture and marketing of IC and sensor system solutions for consumer electronics, multimedia and automotive electronics. The headquarters is located in Zurich, Switzerland.
    Currently, the Micronas group employs over 1300 people. In 1999, it generated over CHF 330 Million in sales. For more information on Micronas and its products, please visit http://www.micronas.com/, or email to docservice@micronas.com.

Micronas GmbH Bunte Strasse 19 79108 Freiburg, Germany Tel: (49) 761 517 2324