Alchip Partners With Sony For SoC And ASIC

Tokyo, JP – Alchip Technologies, Inc. recently announced they have selected Sony Corporation's Semiconductor Group to be their package partner in advanced system-on-chip (SoC) ASIC solutions for its worldwide customers.

Alchip is a leading open foundry ASIC provider dedicated to offering total solutions ranging from SoC design services to high-volume mass production. The partnership agreement with Sony will enhance Alchip's total ASIC solutions to its customers by providing advanced high-yield package technology with world class manufacturing capabilities that have been proven in high-end consumer electronics such as mobile handsets, portable gaming, and consumer devices.

"Customers trust Alchip to provide the most competitive ASIC solutions especially when products require minimal space, increased memory density, and different memory types combined into a Multi-Chip Package," said Kinying Kwan, CEO of Alchip. "We continue to make available to customers cost, power, and size advantages even at the system level. With a perfect record of first-silicon success, our customers rely on us for their ASIC needs. Through Sony's leading-edge technology and our fast time-to-market advantage, Alchip enables customers to utilize world-leading solutions for advanced applications."

"By taking advantage of the leading edge and wide range of System-in-Package technology cultivated by Sony's consumer products history such as more than two decades of DVC, DSC and Gaming, Alchip customers will enjoy high yield solutions at competitive costs and the comfort of knowing that our package solutions are also used in our consumer products," said Shunichi Hashimoto, Senior General Manager, Sony Semiconductor Group.

SOURCE: Alchip Technologies, Inc.