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Message started by mg777 on Apr 18^th, 2007, 9:29pm

Title: Mixed signal IC manufacturing cost
Post by mg777 on Apr 18^th, 2007, 9:29pm

I need to understand the IC manufacturing cost structure for a mixed-signal ASIC, details below.

(i) RF in the 50-250 MHz range
(ii) ADC-DAC 12 bit @ 1 MSPS
(iii) 100K digital gates + 16 KB SRAM
(iv) 50 MHz clock freq
(v) 32K of Flash (or E2PROM)
(vi) ESD & I/O cells
(vii) 16 pin TSSOP or QFN, wirebond
(viii) Volume 1M up per quarter

The cost includes a production mask set, X mm wafer fab, packaging, & ATE (Iddq/Pin + scan + analog verif). Royalties for digital physical blocks need not be included here. The goal is to choose an optimal technology node - say between 90 nm, 130 nm, & 0.18 um.

I keep hearing a wafer fab cost of 10 cents per mm² for 130 nm - is this correct, and will it be less for 0.18? Any answers or references appreciated.

M.G.Rajan