PRESS RELEASE
As appeared in the March 1999 issue of Compound
Semiconductor Magazine
A new compound semiconductor foundry, Global Communication Semiconductors
(GCS), has been formed in Torrance, California. While III-V epiwafer
vendors abound, and many GaAs IC vendors also offer foundry services,
GCS founder and President Owen Wu believes that his company is the
first to offer all of the post-epitaxial growth processing steps
while at the same time remaining committed to remaining purely a
foundry service. "We will not produce end products that will compete
with our customers. Customers can be assured that their intellectual
property will remain confidential and we are dedicated to maintaining
ethical business partnerships with no conflicts of interests, "
he said. GCS will specialize in AlGaAs and InGaP HBT and HFET foundry
services for telecommunication, high speed networks.
Dr. Wu is a well-known figure in the compound semiconductor industry,
having worked for several years at Hughes. He reports that many
of the other key employees in the company have compound semiconductor
experience gained at a variety of industrial companies.
GCS employs a modular processing concept in wafer fabrication,
utilizing common processing steps among different device technologies
to simplify the production process. The process modules offered
at GCS include lithography (<0.3 mm): metallization (AuGe, Ni, Ti,
Pt, Au and NiCr): dielectric film deposition, etching and wet process;
backside via hole processing; epitaxial growth and characterization
of 2 – 6" wafers; on-wafer RF testing from DC to 40 GHz. Assembly
and packaging services are also available through allied companies.
GCS reports that delivery of fully processed HBT wafers has already
begun.
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