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Fujitsu to Manufacture Leading-Edge FPGA Products for Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor Announces FPGA Technology, Product Roadmap;
Plans to Invest in Fujitsu's New 300mm Fab
TOKYO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 22, 2004—
In a press conference today, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), a
leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions
for the global marketplace, and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
(Nasdaq:LSCC), a leading provider of programmable logic devices,
announced an agreement under which Fujitsu Limited will manufacture
Lattice Semiconductor's next-generation FPGA (field programmable gate
array) products on its leading-edge 130-nanometer (nm) and 90nm CMOS
process technologies, as well as a 130nm technology with embedded
Flash memory being jointly developed by Fujitsu and Lattice.
Agreement Overview
Fujitsu has agreed to manufacture next-generation FPGA products
for Lattice, a leader in programmable logic devices. Lattice selected
Fujitsu to manufacture its next-generation, high-performance products
based on Fujitsu's extensive expertise in the development and
manufacturing of state-of-the-art process technologies. Lattice is
also in discussions with Fujitsu regarding the manufacturing of 65nm
technology products.
Fujitsu's semiconductor technology is built on high-performance
and high-reliability expertise gained through the development of its
own products. In particular, Fujitsu is a pioneer in the use of
cutting-edge technologies such as copper wiring and Low-k for its
high-end servers. Fujitsu already manufactures products using 90nm
CMOS technology at its Akiruno Technology Center, located in western
Tokyo. Fujitsu offers total manufacturing solutions, from process
technology to testing and packaging, and provides customers such as
Lattice advanced technology, high reliability, and integrated
solutions capabilities.
Lattice Plans Investment In New 300mm Fab
Lattice plans to invest in a new 300mm wafer fab which Fujitsu has
scheduled for operation in spring 2005, and which will enable a
long-term, stable, 300mm advanced technology wafer supply for Lattice.
In conjunction with construction of the new fab, Fujitsu will
strengthen and expand its leading-edge semiconductor foundry business
with various strategic customers, including Lattice.
Partnership Is Synergistic, Interactive
Toshihiko Ono, Group President of Fujitsu's Electronic Devices
Business Group, said that FPGAs are among the fastest growing
semiconductor products and ideal for Fujitsu's foundry services. Ono
said, "This agreement represents an excellent opportunity for Fujitsu
to expand its foundry services. Fujitsu and Lattice have enjoyed a
mutually rewarding and trusting relationship for several years.
Lattice was seeking a foundry partner with strong expertise in
advanced sub-micron processes and embedded Flash technology, and
Fujitsu was seeking an opportunity to fabricate mainstream,
high-volume, next-generation FPGAs. In retrospect, our partnership
seemed almost inevitable."
Lattice CEO and Chairman Cyrus Tsui noted that Fujitsu has proven
to be an exceptional partner. "Fujitsu is providing us with process
technologies that have not been generally available in the open
foundry market," Tsui said. "Fujitsu's production-proven technology
and capacity will be very important as Lattice becomes the
programmable logic company that drives new standards in FPGA products.
It is essential that Lattice FPGAs take advantage of the most advanced
technologies, and Fujitsu has demonstrated its commitment and
capability to continually expand the boundaries of what is
technologically possible," Tsui concluded.
Three New FPGA Product Families, Optimized For Performance,
Non-Volatility And Low-Cost, Are Based Upon Fujitsu Process
Technologies
The initial result of the partnership agreement between Fujitsu
and Lattice will be the planned introduction throughout 2004 of three
distinctly focused FPGA product families. Lattice identified its
highest density products as the LatticeSC(TM) family of ultra
high-performance, 90nm CMOS FPGAs. This family will incorporate an
efficient programmable fabric supporting devices with over 10 million
system gates and 10 million bits of embedded RAM, as well as
optimized, embedded system functions. The LatticeXP(TM) family, on the
other hand, is a family of non-volatile, infinitely reconfigurable
130nm FPGAs incorporating embedded Flash for "instant-on" operation.
Finally, the LatticeEC(TM) family provides a range of ultra low-cost
FPGAs based on Fujitsu's production-proven, Low-k, copper
metallization 130nm process.
Volume Production, Including 90nm, To Begin Autumn 2004
Lattice CEO Tsui said the first family of this new generation of
products would be introduced in mid-2004, with introduction of the
remaining families expected by year-end. Volume shipments will begin
by the end of 2004. "These new product families anticipate customer
requirements for FPGAs over the next three to five years," said Tsui,
"and are targeted to the FPGA market segments that we believe will
grow most rapidly." Tsui added that the new product families address
market segments first pioneered by earlier Lattice devices, such as
the company's revolutionary field programmable system chip (FPSC)
devices, the industry's first FPGAs with embedded 3 Gigabit/sec SERDES
technology; and the company's "instant-on" ispXPGA(R) FPGA families.
"Lattice established a viable market for FPGAs with embedded system
functions as well as non-volatile and infinitely reconfigurable
FPGAs," Tsui said. "Now, with these new products, Lattice is poised to
dramatically expand that market." Tsui also noted that the LatticeEC
product family is a "precise and targeted response" to the market's
exploding demand for low-cost, architecturally streamlined FPGAs.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and
communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting
technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications
platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts
uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open
up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in
Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of
4.6 trillion yen (US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2003. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/.
Fujitsu Customer/Technical Contact:
Technology Service Department
Advanced LSI Development Division, LSI Group
FUJITSU LIMITED
Telephone: +81-42-532-1427, Fax: +81-42-532-2417
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About Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the inventor of in-system
programmable (ISP(TM)) logic products, designs, develops and markets
the broadest range of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Field
Programmable System Chips (FPSC) and high-performance ISP Programmable
Logic Devices (PLD), including Complex Programmable Logic Devices
(CPLD), Programmable Analog Chips (PAC(TM)), and Programmable Digital
Interconnect (GDX(TM)). Lattice also offers industry leading SERDES
products. Lattice provides total solutions for today's system designs
by delivering innovative programmable silicon products that embody
leading-edge system expertise.
Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network
of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily to
OEM customers in the fields of communications, computing, computer
peripherals, instrumentation, industrial controls and military
systems. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court,
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421, USA; telephone 503-268-8000, fax
503-268-8037. For more information about Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation, visit http://www.latticesemi.com
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market acceptance and demand for our new products, our dependencies on
our silicon wafer suppliers, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, technological and product development risks and other risk
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filings. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking
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design), GDX, ISP, ispLEVER, ispXPGA, LatticeSC, LatticeXP, LatticeEC,
PAC and specific product designations are either registered trademarks
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Contact:
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
Brian Kiernan, 503-268-8739
Fax: 503-268-8193
brian.kiernan@latticesemi.com
or
Fujitsu Limited
Yuri Momomoto/Amy Ishida, +81-3-6252-2176
Fax: +81-3-6252-2783
http://pr.fujitsu.com/en/news/fjcontacts.html
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