Semiconductor Production: CEITEC S.A. Case

CeBit Hannover – March 2012

Marcelo Lubaszewski Design and Institutional Relations Superintendent

marcelo.lubaszewski@ceitec-sa.com

http://www.ceitec-sa.com

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Brazil - Global Position

World’s sixth largest economy

Fifth largest landmass

Fifth largest population in the world

Agricultural powerhouse: sunlight, land, water

Leadership in renewable energy sources

Diversified industrial base

Leadership in South American markets

Growing investments in R&D

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The Future

100 million people economically active still dream of their first home, first car and first computer

Brazil’s GDP is in the order of US$ 1.5 trillion, and growing

Semiconductor industry ??

One of the linchpins of a modern economy

Brazil still lags behind… how to turn this around?

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Microelectronics Program

The Brazilian government has several initiatives to catalyze change

Nowhere in the world has the semiconductor industry developed without strong state support

R&D and human resources programs

Design houses (CI-Brasil)

R&D funding (CNPq, FINEP)

Funding for companies

Financing by FINEP and BNDES

Structural changes

Tax incentives, import & export, & more to come.

CEITEC S.A.

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Outline

Company Overview

The CMOS Fab The Design Center

Building the Future

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Location

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Location

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Facilities

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Brief history

State-owned company, created in 2008 under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI)

First semiconductor IC foundry in South America

Started operation in 2009

LF, HF and UHF RFID chips designed by 2011

Reached 175 employees in 2012 (around 55 in the Design Center)

Key part of the Brazilian Microelectronics Program (PNM)

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Mission Statement

Develop the microelectronics industry in Brazil

Design and provide chips for strategic regional markets

Build a semiconductor culture in Latin America

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Business Model

Integrated Device Manufacturer - IDM: Design House (can operate as fabless)

CMOS Fab (.6um, 6” wafers)

A Focal Point for industrial development Partnering with established companies

Supporting start-up companies

Exploiting synergies with CI-Brasil

Leveraging University R&D

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Investments and Return

Federal government invested around R$500M so far

Approved budget of approx R$90M/year for the next 4 years

Sales: Started with Brazil and Latin America Private and government customers

To be profitable in 7 years

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Organization

CEO

Manufacturing Design Products and

Business

Administration

Research and Development

The CMOS Fab

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Site

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Training

Human resource development

Concept

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Concept (cont'd)

Training

Production

Human resource development

Demonstrate production and logistics capability

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Concept (cont'd)

Training

Production

Research

Human resource development

Demonstrate production and logistics capability

Develop proprietary technology processes

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2/22/12

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Costs and technology

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Costs and technology

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Market and Technology

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Market and Technology

The Design Center

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Business Model

Design ICs for Brazilian and Latin America electronic companies

In-house or outsourced fabrication

Flexible business model

– Strategic customer

– Confidentiality

– Long term partnerships

– Tax benefits

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Team and Practices

Design team with around 55 designers (analog, digital and RF)

Core design group of experienced designers in the areas of microprocessors, micro-controllers, RFIDs, network processors, embedded systems and applications

Dedicated Product and Application groups

Standard Project Management practices

Developing a strong relationship with universties and research centers in Brazil and abroad

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Infra-structure

State of the art design tools and processes EDA, Version Control, Configuration Management,

Tracking

Trainning

Support

Design flow and well defined methodologies in place

Access controls implemented for the design area and design data

Simulation grid with over 9600 cpu hours/day

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Target Market: RFID Standard Frequencies

LF (125 to 134KHz):

Reading range < 0.5m

Good response in presence of physical obstacles

Good response near metals

HF (13.56MHz):

Reading field < 1m

Good response in wet environments

Good immunity to noise and interferences

UHF (850 to 950MHz):

5m < reading field < 10m

Rapid commercial growth

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CTC11002

LF, passive (134.2KHz)

Animal tracking, inventory control

Will be fabricated in Brazil

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CTC12000

HF, passive (13.56MHz)

Identification, tracking, inventory control (Hemobras, a public customer)

First private customer: semi-passive, integrated temperature sensor for data logging

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CTC13000

UHF, passive (915MHz)

Logistics, asset tracking, security

New version compatible with DENATRAN's protocol for vehicle tracking

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Research and Development

Wireless communications

Digital multimedia

Intellectual property

Building the Future

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Fostering collaboration

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Fab Development Timeline

2012

Fab Operation

2012/2013

Technology Transfer

2013/2014

Volume Production

2014/2015

Certification

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915MHz

13.56MHz

134KHz

.60mm

.60mm

V1

Design Portfolio & Roadmap

V2

IP

Confidential

IP

Confidential

V3

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Ceitec in the news

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Ceitec in the news (cont'd)

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...2011

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2012...

Thank you!