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www.avnet-asic.com
Nadav Ben-Ezer – Managing Director
March 5th, 2008
Complete ASIC & COT Solutions
1986 - 2008
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� ASIC/SoC Design and Implementation
� RTL Design – Sub-system
� IP Integration
� RTL to GDSII Flow (Synthesis, Layout, Formal, DFT, etc.)
� Turnkey Manufacturing
� Test and Package Development
� Characterization, Quality and Reliability
� Production Logistics Management
� Structured ASIC
� Analog and Mixed Signal Designs
Core Business
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� 20 years of continuous activity in the ASIC market as a leading
vendor and Design Center for High-End ASIC and COT
projects
� More than 250 first-time-success tape-outs, most of them
complex SoC, integrating many IPs, using various vendors and
in various technologies
� The largest and most experienced ASIC Design Center in
Israel
Achievements
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Avnet Israel Organizational Chart
Avnet Inc.
Avnet Israel
Memec Avnet Components
EBV Telmil
Avnet ASIC Israel
(AAI) 20 employees
• Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), one of the world's largest value-added distributors of semiconductors, connectors, passive and electromechanical components, and RF & microwave devices; enterprise networking and computer equipment, and embedded systems from leading manufacturers. Service customers in 70 countries, Avnet markets, inventories, and adds value to these products.
• Avnet ASIC Israel (AAI) is independently managed subsidiary of Avnet Israel, providing ASIC/SoC, structured ASIC & analog design services and turnkey manufacturing solutions.
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Managing Director
Nadav Ben-Ezer
Technical Director
Eugene Lyubinsky
Operations Director
Irena Gaidenko
Avnet Inc.
Field Sales Worldwide
Engineering Manager
Arie Komarnitzky
12 ASIC Engineers
CAD & IT Engineer
Product/Test Engineer
Administrator Operations Assistant
Avnet Finance Avnet Logistics
Avnet General
MaintenanceAvnet IT Services
Avnet Warehouse Avnet Marketing
Analog Director
Dr.Offer Schwartzglass
2 Analog Engineers
• AAI personnel = 22
• Additionally AAI utilizes services of Avnet Israel (e.g. Financial, General Maintenance, Marketing, Logistics etc.)
• Avnet Israel personnel is 100 people• AAI employs freelance engineers in times of need
AAI Team: Chart
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Customers’ Markets & Applications
Vision for Automotive
Consumer Market
High Speed Com
Wireless Access
GPS Processing
Biomedical
3G Cellular
WiMax
RFID
Point of Sale Readers
Video Processing
Industrial Control
Toys & Gadgets
Image Sensors
Multimedia
Modems
WiFi
ATM
VSAT
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Business Models
ASIC Model:
AAI - design center & distributor of ASIC
vendors (Fujitsu, NXP)
Quasi-ASIC:
Similar to COT Model, but AAI is
responsible for yields & quality
Turnkey Manufacturing Model:
AAI provides manufacturing services to
customers with design capabilities
COT Model:
AAI - independent design center offering
design & turnkey manufacturing services
at "cost+"
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High
Low
Low High
FPGA
Unit Price
Entr
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Structured
ASIC
ASIC
COT
NRE vs. Unit Price - Technology Mapping
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Technology Choice GuidelinesT
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COT
FPGA
1m100k20k
ASIC
Structured ASIC
Prototypes
& Low Qty
Production
Low-Medium
Quantity
Production
Medium
Quantity
Production
High
Quantity
Production
Q u a n t i t y
ASIC
COT
Structured
ASIC
FPGA
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� Broad Range of ASIC Design Services, among them:
� RTL logic design, IP integration
� Synthesis and formal proof
� DFT insertion and ATPG
� Floor planning and P&R
� Timing closure and signal integrity
� Physical verifications (extract/DRC/LVS)
� GDSII generation and tape-outs to Fabs
� Robust Methodologies for Deep Sub Micron SoC Designs,
� Low Power designs (active and stand-by)
� High performance, High density and High speed interfaces
� Cross Talk timing and noise effects
� Voltage Drop
� DFM Issues
SoC Design Services
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ASIC Design Flow
RTL Logic Design
IP Integration
Physical Verifications (DRC/LVS)
Synthesis/Physical Synthesis
Formal Proof
DFT Insertion
ATPG
Timing Closure
Signal Integrity
Place & Route
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Target Markets
� Industrial control
� Ultra low power biomedical devices
� Full custom image sensors
� High speed communication front-end
� Full custom analog blocks on digital SoC projects
� High voltage, high current (DMOS) applications
� Radiation tolerant (up to 300k Rads) devices
Typical Design Capabilities
� A/D D/A converters
� PLLs and CDRs (clock data recovery)
� Step up/down charge pumps
� Regulated power supplies and band-gap reference
� Line drivers
� Electro-optical device drivers
� Analog testing
Analog Design Services
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eASIC Corporation – New Partner – Structured ASIC
� 90nm ASIC with zero mask cost
� Combining the benefits of FPGAs and cell-based ASICs
� Perfect mix of power, performance and cost
Structured ASIC Services
FPGACell-based ASIC
• Lowest Unit Cost • Lowest Power Consumption
• No Mask Charges• No MOQ• Fast Turnaround
• No Mask Charges• No MOQ• Fast Turnaround
+ • Low Unit Cost• Low Power Consumption
Structured ASIC
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bRAM Bits
eRAM Bits
bRAM Blocks
eRAM Blocks
2602416K13416K10426,624350,000NX750LP
3104864K27864K21655,296750,000NX750
44961568K491568K392100,3521,500,000NX1500
58682656K832656K664169,9842,500,000NX2500
74884320K1354320K1080276,4804,000,000NX4000
79085600K1755600K1400358,4005,000,000NX5000
Max. User I/O
PLLs
Block RAMDistributed RAM
(Max.)
eCellsGates*
Nextreme™ Family
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P a r t n e r s
ASIC Vendors Foundries
Fujitsu Semiconductors: 0.18um, 0.13um, 90nm, 65nm
TSMC: 0.18um, 0.13um, 90nm, 65nm
NXP: 0.18um, 0.13um, 90nm
Tower Semiconductors: 0.18um, 0.13um
MHS: Mixed Signal & Analog
Assembly & Test IP Vendors
Unisem ARM
ASE MIPS
Amkor ARC
CAD Suppliers ChipIdea
Cadence Sidense
Synopsys Virage Logic
Mentor Aurora VLSI
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Vendors’ Certifications
� ARM Certified Design Center
� MIPS Approved Design Center
� Cadence Approved Design Center
� Tower Authorized Design Center
� Fujitsu Distributor and Design Center
� NXP Distributor and Design Center
� eASIC Distributor and Design Center
� MHS Distributor and Design Center
� AAI is ISO 9001:2000 Certified
Certifications of AAI
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• 20 years experience serving OEM’s and Fabless Israeli
companies in ASIC and COT projects
• Proven record of more than 250 successful tape-outs
• In-depth expertise in all phases of ASIC design & manufacturing
• State-of-the-art CAD and computing infrastructures
• Flexible business models
• Strong ASIC vendor, FAB’s and IP vendor relationships
• Financial stability of Avnet Inc. – the largest global distributor
Why AAI is a Right Partner for You
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Turning Concepts into a Working Silicon