Mototola lab in Beijing

03/01/1999

Motorola lab in Beijing

Tapping into the "expertise and ability of software and engineering talent in China, Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector has opened the China Predictive Technology Laboratory. This R&D operation will use computer simulation to build models of physical processes used to manufacture ICs so engineers can predict the way a process will act in a fab. Research will also focus on materials and embedded system designs. The ultimate goal is to reduce the number of silicon iterations needed during product development, thus shortening R&D cycle time and costs. The thrust is aimed at portable wireless and networking applications, but will be applicable to most silicon-based technologies. - P.B.