TowerJazz

TowerJazz and TPSCo signed a three-year agreement extension with Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS) through 2022, under which PSCS will continue to utilize TPSCo's three manufacturing facilities in Japan.

TowerJazz and LeddarTech announced that LeddarTech has selected TowerJazz's 0.18um CIS SPAD process for its next generation automotive LiDAR solutions.

TowerJazz has signed a contract to secure tens of thousands of SOI wafers per year from Soitec for its 65nm RFSOI process, with a long-term commitment on wafer prices.

TowerJazz announced the ramp of its RF SOI 65nm process in its 300mm fab in Uozu, Japan. It also signed a long-term supply contract with SOITEC for tens of thousands of SOI wafers per year to support the ramp.

TowerJazz and Tacoma announced a partnership to establish a new 8-inch semiconductor fabrication facility in Nanjing, China. TowerJazz received a first payment of $18 million, rendering phase one of the framework agreement binding.

TowerJazz announced availability of H5, a 300GHz SiGe process optimized for 400Gbps optical communications, and announced initial design wins with Broadcom.

TowerJazz and Tacoma Technology are creating an industrial park in Nanjing, China, with a budget of $3 billion, including two wafer fabs (200mm and 300mm) managed by TowerJazz, plus packaging, test, and design facilities. A ground-breaking ceremony was held on June 8, 2016.