July 6, 2007– Melexis, a Belgium-based manufacturer of automotive semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs), and UMC, a global semiconductor foundry, announced that their successful collaboration has resulted in the delivery of chips using UMC’s 0.18um eFlash process and eFlash macro. The ICs are aimed at diversified automobile applications, including automotive sensors. Melexis and UMC have been cooperating on this product for several years, and the chip is currently being shipped to auto-module producers for assembly.
Melexis’ sensor ICs include Hall-effect, optical, infrared, and MEMS; communication ICs include low power RF, RFID and Automotive BUS; actuator ICs for electric motors, solenoids, and LEDs; and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs).
UMC manufactures advanced process ICs for applications spanning every sector of the semiconductor industry. UMC delivers cutting-edge foundry technologies that enable system-on-chip (SoC) designs, including volume production 90nm, 65nm, and mixed signal/RFCMOS.