ASIC programs can take multiple integrated circuit (IC) functions and design, manufacture, and program a single IC that can ‘do it all.’ From processing to sensing to memory and power management, a single multi-function ASIC can reduce the demands and lead times in a supply chain. Spirit Electronics’ foundry services now manage the manufacturing, packaging, and assembly, all under one American supplier. (Graphic: Business Wire)
PHOENIX—Spirit Electronics reported that it is offering foundry services to support U.S.-based manufacturing for analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Spirit’s foundry access includes 45- to 130-nm technology nodes in 300 mm wafer fabs, the company said in a release.
With corporate consolidation and long-lead-time pressures demanding greater capacity from existing fabs, Spirit said its foundry services open an accessible supply chain channel for application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturing.
“Supply chain demands have remained high despite limited manufacturing capacity at the major American fabs,” said Spirit CEO Marti McCurdy, in the release. “Our foundry services are an opportunity to manufacture ASICs using advanced processes in quality fabs to add agility to the supply chain and improve time-to-market.”
Spirit’s application-specific integrated circuit manufacturing is part of an end-to-end supply chain service that includes IC design and engineering, wafer manufacturing, wafer binning and processing, packaging and substrate assembly, and screening and qualification, the company said in the release.
“Where most ASIC companies complete the design and outsource the rest, Spirit’s foundry services manage the manufacturing, packaging, and assembly, all under one American supplier,” McCurdy said.
Spirit’s foundry services specialize in technology nodes around 65nm and higher for analog and mixed-signal devices that are a cornerstone of aerospace and defense electronics. The company said authorized distribution relationships with multiple OEMs allow Spirit to offer collaborative engineering and supplier support for critical circuit design.
After substrate design, packaging, and assembly, Spirit’s MIL-STD-883 testing services cover device analysis, screening, and qualification in-house to meet military and aerospace standards. Its device analysis services include destructive physical analysis (DPA) that offers verification of the manufacturing process. Spirit’s test services are also reported to include radiation capabilities to provide space-grade and harsh-environment ASIC qualification.
With engineering involvement from the design stage, Spirit can easily customize testing programs for efficiency and mission-specific data.
“Adding foundry services allows us to vertically integrate all steps of the ASIC production process under one U.S.-based supplier,” McCurdy said. “This is a true end-to-end manufacturing service that delivers application-ready ASICs.”
Headquartered in Phoenix since 1979, Spirit Electronics is a veteran-owned, woman-owned small business (VOWOSB) with HUBZone certification. The company described itself as “an end-to-end supply chain services company offering authorized distribution of electronic components, MIL-STD-883 testing, circuit card assembly, and ASIC services.”