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Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has
demonstrated an advanced CMOS technology that utilizes strained
silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates -- a breakthrough that could
deliver dramatic performance improvements and reduced power
consumption for next generation semiconductor devices.
Made possible by novel hybrid strain techniques, the technology
offers the performance of SOI with the enhanced carrier mobility of
strained silicon. Transistors based on this technology exhibit
performance increases greater than 30 percent over conventional
technology. These increases can in turn reduce active power
consumption by more than 40 percent while maintaining performance
levels.
"The need to control both active and standby power consumption
while continuing to improve transistor performance is driving the
industry to develop creative, non-traditional scaling techniques,"
said Suresh Venkatesan, Freescale's director of Austin Silicon
Technology Solutions. "Freescale is breaking new ground by
incorporating innovative materials, structures and processes into our
transistor roadmap as evidenced by this strained SOI technology
breakthrough."
Freescale is evaluating the technology for the 45-nm node and
beyond. Initial applications for strained SOI from Freescale may
include power-sensitive and high-performance products such as advanced
networking equipment and gaming consoles. The technology could also
eventually help Freescale's customers create dramatically smaller and
more powerful entertainment electronics and intelligent portable
devices.
"Semiconductor companies must increasingly rely on creative R&D to
meet growing demand for higher performance devices that require less
power," said Joanne Itow, Semico Research Corporation's managing
director for manufacturing. "Freescale's breakthrough represents a
significant milestone for both SOI and strained silicon technology,
and serves as a prime example of how creative innovation is helping
top semiconductor companies meet stringent marketplace expectations
and requirements."
Freescale is an established leader in SOI techniques and one of
the few companies currently manufacturing products based on the
technology.
About Freescale's Hybrid Strain CMOS Breakthrough
CMOS compatible hybrid strained SOI technology from Freescale is
demonstrated through an advanced method of selective biaxial-uniaxial
strain hybridization. With this mixed strain approach, the nFET
uniaxial strain can be amplified by the substrate, while the pFET can
be enhanced beyond levels offered by conventional uniaxially strained
silicon. This technology enables CMOS performance scaling to the 45-nm
node and beyond.
The technology successfully integrates strong SOI substrate-level
strain with process-induced stressors, demonstrating drive performance
boosts of up to 36 percent while simultaneously reducing gate leakage
by 30 percent. This high performance-per-watt strained SOI technology
widens the window for implementing active and standby power reduction
techniques required for high-performance, power-sensitive
applications.
Freescale is scheduled to present a technical paper outlining this
breakthrough at the 2006 VLSI Symposium on Technology in Honolulu,
Hawaii, from June 13-16.
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global
leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for
the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.
Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more
than 50 years as part of Motorola Inc. The company is based in Austin,
Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or
sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the
S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with
2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD). www.freescale.com
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program, FTF events feature visionary keynote speakers, in-depth
technical training, and interactive demonstrations from Freescale and
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