GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Soitec Sign Multiple Long-Term SOI Wafer Supply Agreements

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The agreement ensures the high-volume supply of 300mm wafers to support a wide range of customer applications in many fast-growing segments. Class customer application.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Soitec have signed multiple long-term SOI wafer supply agreements to meet the accelerating demand of the 5G, IoT and data center markets. The agreement ensures the high-volume supply of 300mm wafers to support each of the multiple fast-growing segments.


About GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries (GF) is the global leading full-service semiconductor foundry, providing unique design, development and manufacturing services to the world's most inspiring technology companies. Its innovative intellectual property and versatile portfolio include FinFET, FDX™, RF and analog mixed signals. With the development of global production bases across three continents, GF promotes the emergence of technologies and systems that change the industry and empowers customers to shape the market. GF is owned by the Mubadala Investment Company.

Beijing, China, June 11, 2019—GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Soitec announced that they have signed multiple long-term supply agreements for 300mm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. The agreement will ensure high-volume supply of SOI wafers to meet the growing demand of GF customers for the differentiated platforms such as radio-frequency-silicon-on-insulator (RF-SOI), fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) and silicon photonics technology.   The agreements, which take effect immediately, build on the existing close relationship between the companies to ensure state-of-the-art high-volume manufacturing for years to come.

Under the leadership and promotion from both companies, the RF-SOI solutions are currently 100% used in today's smartphones manufactured today. FD-SOI has become one of the standard technologies for cost-effective, low-power devices, and is widely used in high-volume consumer electronics, the Internet of Things, and mission-critical safety solutions in automotive proximity sensing. For the large-scale growth of the communications infrastructure of the future data center, next-generation 5G communications and optical networks, silicon photonics technology can provide effective solutions to meet growth needs.

“GF is providing and investing in highly differentiated industry-leading technologies required for 5G, IoT, Data Center, and Automotive applications.  Our long-term agreements with key partner Soitec represent our determination to ensure a stable supply of ultra-low-power, high-performance SOI solutions to meet customers' rapidly growing and unprecedented requirements in these attractive markets,” Senior Vice President Bami Bastani of Business Units at GF said.

Soitec CEO Paul Boudre expressed GF is leading in the industry for providing differentiated SOI solutions so that creating more demand for Soitec's engineered substrates. These agreements reflect the strength of our long-term partnership as we build the required capacity to meet this growing SOI demand.

About Soitec
Soitec Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of innovative semiconductor materials. The company uses its unique technologies and semiconductor expertise to serve the electronics markets. With more than 3,000 patients worldwide, Soitec meets customers' needs for high performance, low power consumption, and low cost based on continuous innovation. Soitec has manufacturing plants, R&D centers, and offices in Europe, the US and Asia. Soitec and Smart Cut have registered trademarks of Soitec Corporation.

About GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries (GF) is the global leading full-service semiconductor foundry, providing unique design, development and manufacturing services to the world's most inspiring technology companies. Its innovative intellectual property and versatile portfolio include FinFET, FDX, RF and analog mixed signals. With the development of global production bases across three continents, GF promotes the emergence of technologies and systems that change the industry and empowers customers to shape the market. GF is owned by the Mubadala Investment Company.