PRESS RELEASE
Global Communication Semiconductors, Inc. (GCS) Announces
Major Milestones in InGaP HBT Process Reliability.
GCS,
has accumulated more than five
million device-hours of accelerated life testing on devices
manufactured on their proprietary InGaP HBT process.
September 23rd, 2001, TORRANCE,
CALIF. - - - GCS, Inc. (Global Communications Semiconductor, Inc.) a
pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry announced today that
it has reached a significant milestone in establishing the
reliability data on test devices manufactured on its proprietary
InGaP HBT process.
“Over two years ago GCS chose a robust
InGaP HBT power process for the manufacture of IC’s (Integrated
Circuits), such as power amplifiers for cellular phones.
Since then we have accumulated over five million device-hours
of accelerated life test data and established the reliability of our
InGaP HBT process.” Remarked Owen K. Wu, CEO and President of GCS.
“InGaP HBT devices produced by GCS’ proprietary
fabrication process exhibit an activation energy of 1.2 eV and a
mean time to failure (MTTF) of 10 million hours at 125°C with less
than 15 FITs in 10 years. This
level of reliability meets even the most stringent reliability
requirements from any of our customers.” continued Dr. Wu.
GCS’ proprietary InGaP HBT process is
currently being used for power amplifiers in handsets, for 10Gb/s
TIAs (Trans Impedance Amplifiers) and laser drivers.” commented
Dr. Wu, “GCS has provided advanced pure-play compound semiconductor
foundry services to both Design Houses and IDM’s (Integrated
Design and Manufacturers). Our
InGaP HBT device reliability achievement adds a further dimension of
superior product quality and reliability to our customer’s
products.” Continued Dr. Wu.
Global
Communication Semiconductors Inc., based in Torrance, California, is
an ISO 9002 certified company.
GCS provides compound semiconductor foundry services to the
wireless telecommunication and high-speed networking industries.
GCS currently offers foundry services
for both InGaP and InP HBTs, and PHEMT processes.
Additionally, GCS provides epitaxial wafers, optoelectronic
devices such as VCSELs and PIN diodes for fiber optic communication
market and is delivering SAW filter foundry service for handset
applications.
For
more information on GCS contact:
Bill
Vitez
Director
of Marketing and Sales
Global
Communication Semiconductors, Inc.
23600
Telo Avenue, Suite 118
Torrance,
CA 90505
Tel:
310-530-7274 x 714
Fax:
310-517-8201
Email:
bvitez@gcsincorp.com
Web
site: http://www.gcsincorp.com
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