Foundry Partners

The Fabless business model was built around the capability to outsource manufacturing to pure play foundries. Fabless companies seeking to reduce R&D costs are migrating towards outsourced design services. As the Fabless business model evolves, foundries and design centers must align business processes to meet the time-to-market requirements of our customers.

			For nearly 30 years, IBM has been at the forefront of semiconductor innovations, including Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC), copper interconnects, Silicon Germanium (SiGE) and Silicon on Insulator (SOI). IBM Microelectronics Division develops, manufactures and markets state-of-the-art semiconductor, packaging and interconnect products, technology, services and solutions to customers worldwide. Forza is an approved design center for semiconductors using IBM's CMOS Image Sensor foundry process and technology. Forza is a Ready for IBM Technology Partner providing Semiconductor solutions to OEMs using IBM ASIC technologies.
			Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is a pure-play independent specialty foundry established in 1993. Since 1998, Tower Semiconductor has been a leader in providing high-performance CMOS image sensor processing technology and services.The company manufactures integrated circuits with geometries ranging from 1.0 to 0.13 micron utilizing advanced non-volatile memory solutions and mixed-signal technologies. Since 1998, Tower Semiconductor has been a leader in providing high-performance CMOS image sensor processing technology and services. Forza is an approved design center for mixed-signal and image-sensor solutions using Tower's digital CMOS process technology.

Industry Memberships

Because Forza Silicon wants to create the best quality products and make them as easy to use as possible, we firmly believe in working with industry organizations and adhering to standards wherever possible. Listed below is more information about the organizations and standards that Forza Silicon proudly supports.

			FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Incorporated in 1994, FSA positively impacts the growth and return on invested capital of this business model to enhance the environment for innovation. It provides a platform for meaningful global collaboration between fabless companies and their partners; provides timely research and resources; and identifies, debates, and discusses business and technical issues. Members include fabless companies and their supply chain and service partners, representing more than 21 countries across the globe.
			A non-profit, technical professional association serving public interest and members in technical areas ranging from circuits, packaging and devices to consumer electronics, biomedical technology and telecommunications, among others. Members of Forza´s Engineering team regularly contribute papers to the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).

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