On the heels of Intel’s resolution to cancel its acquisition of Tower Semiconductor, the 2 corporations have introduced a $300 million partnership.
Intel introduced in February that it had struck a deal to buy the Israeli semiconductor agency earlier than canceling the settlement in mid-August. Intel cited an “incapability to acquire in a well timed method the regulatory approvals required below the merger settlement.”
Regardless of the acquisition being cancelled, the 2 corporations are strengthening their relationship with a $300 million deal that may see Intel present foundry companies to the Israeli agency. Tower will make the most of Intel’s New Mexico facility to fabricate its “extremely differentiated 65-nanometer energy administration BCD (bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) flows.”
The announcement is a giant win for Intel’s foundry companies as the corporate appears to increase its companies to semiconductor companies worldwide.
“We launched Intel Foundry Providers with a long-term view of delivering the world’s first open system foundry that brings collectively a safe, sustainable, and resilient provide chain with the very best of Intel and our ecosystem,” mentioned Stuart Pann, Intel senior vp and basic supervisor of Intel Foundry Providers. “We’re thrilled that Tower sees the distinctive worth we offer and selected us to open their 300mm U.S. capability hall.”
“We’re excited to proceed working with Intel,”mentioned Tower CEO Russell Ellwanger. “As we glance to the longer term, our main focus is to increase our buyer partnerships by way of high-scale manufacturing of modern know-how options. This collaboration with Intel permits us to satisfy our prospects’ demand roadmaps, with a specific give attention to superior energy administration and radio frequency silicon on insulator (RF SOI) options, with full course of move qualification deliberate in 2024. We see this as a primary step in direction of a number of distinctive synergistic options with Intel.”
