Complete ASIC & COT Solutions

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1 Complete ASIC & COT Solutions Nadav Ben-Ezer Managing Director 1 March 5th, 2008

2 Core Business ASIC/SoC Design and Implementation RTL Design Sub-system IP Integration RTL to GDSII Flow (Synthesis, Layout, Formal, DFT, etc.) Turnkey Manufacturing Test and Package Development Characterization, Quality and Reliability Production Logistics Management Structured ASIC Analog and Mixed Signal Designs 2

3 Achievements 20 years of continuous activity in the ASIC market as a leading vendor and Design Center for High-End ASIC and COT projects More than 250 first-time-success tape-outs, most of them complex SoC, integrating many IPs, using various vendors and in various technologies The largest and most experienced ASIC Design Center in Israel 3

4 Avnet Israel Organizational Chart Avnet Inc. Avnet Israel Memec Avnet Components EBV Telmil Avnet ASIC Israel (AAI) 20 employees Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), one of the world's largest value-added distributors of semiconductors, connectors, passive and electromechanical components, and RF & microwave devices; enterprise networking and computer equipment, and embedded systems from leading manufacturers. Service customers in 70 countries, Avnet markets, inventories, and adds value to these products. Avnet ASIC Israel (AAI) is independently managed subsidiary of Avnet Israel, providing ASIC/SoC, structured ASIC & analog design services and turnkey manufacturing solutions. 4

5 AAI Team: Chart Managing Director Nadav Ben-Ezer Technical Director Eugene Lyubinsky Operations Director Irena Gaidenko Avnet Inc. Field Sales Worldwide Engineering Manager Arie Komarnitzky Analog Director Dr.Offer Schwartzglass Administrator Operations Assistant 12 ASIC Engineers 2 Analog Engineers Avnet Finance Avnet Logistics Product/Test Engineer Avnet General Maintenance Avnet IT Services CAD & IT Engineer Avnet Warehouse Avnet Marketing 5 AAI personnel = 22 Additionally AAI utilizes services of Avnet Israel (e.g. Financial, General Maintenance, Marketing, Logistics etc.) Avnet Israel personnel is 100 people AAI employs freelance engineers in times of need

6 Customers Markets & Applications Vision for Automotive Point of Sale Readers Consumer Market Video Processing High Speed Com Industrial Control Wireless Access Toys & Gadgets GPS Processing Image Sensors Biomedical Multimedia 3G Cellular Modems WiMax WiFi RFID ATM 6 VSAT

7 Business Models ASIC Model: AAI - design center & distributor of ASIC vendors (Fujitsu, NXP) COT Model: AAI - independent design center offering design & turnkey manufacturing services at "cost+" Quasi-ASIC: Similar to COT Model, but AAI is responsible for yields & quality Turnkey Manufacturing Model: AAI provides manufacturing services to customers with design capabilities 7

8 NRE vs. Unit Price - Technology Mapping High COT Entry Cost ASIC Structured ASIC FPGA Low Low High Unit Price 8

9 Technology Choice Guidelines FPGA T o t a l C o s t COT ASIC Structured ASIC Structured ASIC FPGA ASIC COT 20k 100k Q u a n t i t y 1m Prototypes & Low Qty Production Low-Medium Quantity Production Medium Quantity Production High Quantity Production 9

10 SoC Design Services Broad Range of ASIC Design Services, among them: RTL logic design, IP integration Synthesis and formal proof DFT insertion and ATPG Floor planning and P&R Timing closure and signal integrity Physical verifications (extract/drc/lvs) GDSII generation and tape-outs to Fabs Robust Methodologies for Deep Sub Micron SoC Designs, Low Power designs (active and stand-by) High performance, High density and High speed interfaces Cross Talk timing and noise effects Voltage Drop DFM Issues 10

11 ASIC Design Flow Physical Verifications (DRC/LVS) Signal Integrity Timing Closure Place & Route ATPG DFT Insertion Formal Proof Synthesis/Physical Synthesis IP Integration 11 RTL Logic Design

12 Analog Design Services Target Markets Industrial control Ultra low power biomedical devices Full custom image sensors High speed communication front-end Full custom analog blocks on digital SoC projects High voltage, high current (DMOS) applications Radiation tolerant (up to 300k Rads) devices Typical Design Capabilities A/D D/A converters PLLs and CDRs (clock data recovery) Step up/down charge pumps Regulated power supplies and band-gap reference Line drivers Electro-optical device drivers Analog testing 12

13 Structured ASIC Services easic Corporation New Partner Structured ASIC 90nm ASIC with zero mask cost Combining the benefits of FPGAs and cell-based ASICs Perfect mix of power, performance and cost Cell-based ASIC FPGA Lowest Unit Cost Lowest Power Consumption No Mask Charges No MOQ Fast Turnaround Structured ASIC No Mask Charges No MOQ Fast Turnaround + Low Unit Cost Low Power Consumption 13

14 14 bram Bits eram Bits bram Blocks eram Blocks K K , ,000 NX750LP K K , ,000 NX K K ,352 1,500,000 NX K K ,984 2,500,000 NX K K ,480 4,000,000 NX K K ,400 5,000,000 NX5000 Max. User I/O PLLs Block RAM Distributed RAM (Max.) ecells Gates* Nextreme Family

15 P a r t n e r s 15 ASIC Vendors Fujitsu Semiconductors: 0.18um, 0.13um, 90nm, 65nm NXP: 0.18um, 0.13um, 90nm Assembly & Test Unisem ASE Amkor CAD Suppliers Cadence Synopsys Mentor Foundries TSMC: 0.18um, 0.13um, 90nm, 65nm Tower Semiconductors: 0.18um, 0.13um MHS: Mixed Signal & Analog IP Vendors ARM MIPS ARC ChipIdea Sidense Virage Logic Aurora VLSI

16 Certifications of AAI Vendors Certifications ARM Certified Design Center MIPS Approved Design Center Cadence Approved Design Center Tower Authorized Design Center Fujitsu Distributor and Design Center NXP Distributor and Design Center easic Distributor and Design Center MHS Distributor and Design Center AAI is ISO 9001:2000 Certified 16

17 Why AAI is a Right Partner for You 20 years experience serving OEM s and Fabless Israeli companies in ASIC and COT projects Proven record of more than 250 successful tape-outs In-depth expertise in all phases of ASIC design & manufacturing State-of-the-art CAD and computing infrastructures Flexible business models Strong ASIC vendor, FAB s and IP vendor relationships Financial stability of Avnet Inc. the largest global distributor 17

18 18 Turning Concepts into a Working Silicon