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MOSIS, CMP, and CMC Partner to Introduce a 3D-IC Process
MOSIS, CMP, and CMC are partnering to offer a 3D-IC Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) service based on Tezzaron Semiconductor's SuperContact technology and GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 130 nm CMOS process. [June 22, 2010]
[See also article in EE Times]

Right first time design needs a radical rethink
Smaller IC feature sizes bring additional problems that are difficult to predict, so why not plan for a re-spin and take advantage of multi-project wafer (MPW) runs? [October 23, 2009]

MOSIS: An Old Idea for Foundry Access Suddenly Sounds Pretty Forward-Looking
FROM THE EDN ARTICLE: "MOSIS, in case you aren't familiar with the organization, is a source of back-end IC production services, from multi-project wafers (MPWs) to small production runs. But it's also much more. The company started out in 1981 providing spots on MPWs for organizations doing research, test chips, samples, or limited production. In those days real men still had fabs, so the customers tended to be research programs, universities, or military contractors. But much has changed in nearly 30 years." [Read Full Article] [August 17, 2009]

MOSIS Mixing it Right for Mixed Signal
While increased choice can only be good, designers need to take care selecting the best process and technology for a specific application. [July 21, 2009]

[No Respins] Yes, You Can Just Do It
The MOSIS Multi-project-wafer (MPW) services is an affordable way to get your design fabricated. [February/March 2007]

MOSIS MPW Can Get Chips To Market Quicker
Customers who use MOSIS MPW services save overhead costs and reduce the time it takes to get their chips to market. [February 5, 2007]

MOSIS And Sempac Announce Low-Cost Alternative To Ceramic Packages
Customers who use the MOSIS multi-project wafer (MPW) service will be able to access QFN/MLP, QFP and SOIC/SSP packages from Sempac's Open-Pak product line. [September 15, 2006]

MOSIS Reduces The Fabrication Cost To Non-US Customers
Fabrication costs to non-US companies are now the same as for US companies, plus a small export adder ($500 per project). Packaging costs are unchanged. [September 11, 2006]

GSA (was FSA) Spotlight On MOSIS
MOSIS has been a member of GSA (was FSA) since 1997. [August 25, 2006]

MOSIS Makes Chip Fabrication Affordable
This year marks the 25th anniversary of a groundbreaking program that has introduced tens of thousands of engineering students to the real world of integrated circuit design. [December 6, 2005]

MOSIS Fabricates First Chip Designed by Students of Massey University
For the first time, an undergraduate class from Massey University (New Zealand) designed a silicon chip from scratch and fabricated it through MOSIS. [October 10, 2005]

austriamicrosystems Partners with MOSIS to Serve Foundry Customers
MOSIS offers austriamicrosystems' complete foundry service portfolio and its high performance CMOS, SiGe-BiCMOS, and High-Voltage CMOS processes. [October 5, 2005]

AMI, MOSIS Ink Multi-Project Wafer Deal
AMI Semiconductor Inc. renewed its partnership with MOSIS for multi-project wafers. [August 29. 2005]

Bomb Sniffers Sharpen Nose
A modified capacitive transimpedance amplifier fabricated through MOSIS promises to increase the sensitivity of airport explosives detectors one thousandfold, making it possible for handheld devices to sniff the air around baggage and passengers without delaying departures. [April 04, 2005]

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