Plessey Semiconductors says it has transferred its first bipolar process, the W-series process, onto its 8″ line in Plymouth, England.
The process is critical for a number of new product releases as well as part of the ongoing support the company is providing to its existing foundry users.
The first two products now in product test show good low current performance, high linearity and, because of the single crystal emitter structure, the process has inherently low flicker noise. These attributes are particularly effective in communication applications including low current circuits, synthesisers and tuners.