Welcome to austriamicrosystems

A leap ahead in mixed signal

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To provide the most competitive integrated mixed signal solutions focused on speed, value, and quality.

austriamicrosystems’ experienced team empowers customers to pursue the ideal path in combining analog and digital processing through proven and perfected product and process IP.

Corporate Mission

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Our Success Is Based On...

Know HowKnow How

ProductsProducts

TechnologTechnology

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– 1981 Austria Micro Systems founded by American Microsystems Inc. (AMI)/ Voest Alpine Joint Venture

– 1993 June AMS goes public

– 2000 July groundbreaking new Fab in Graz

– 2000 August AMS returns to private status (Permira Private Equity Fund)

– 2002 March new 200 mm Fab goes on-line

– Multinational presence: 800+ employees, 12 offices worldwide

Company Profile

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Worldwide Locations

Headquarters & Fabs Design Center Sales Office Distributor & Representative

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Value Chain

Product Definition

Design

Mask Generation

Wafer Sort Assembly

Test

ASSPsASSPsASICsASICs

COTCOT

Wafer Production

Delivery to Customer

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INDUSTRY& MEDICAL

Solid State MeteringSensors

Healthcare

FULL SERVICE FOUNDRY

Design SupportProcess Characterization

Wafer Production Backend Services

COMMUNICATIONS

Power Management Mobile Audio

RF TransceiversWireline Communications

AUTOMOTIVE

Access Control & Mobilizing Sensor & Micro Systems

Motor & Power ManagementBus Systems

Business Segments

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Light Control

DC Motor Controller

Rain Sensor

ESP

HVAC

CAN/LIN Bus Controller

Power Steering

Closing Velocity Sensor

Lane Detection

Immobilizer

RF Transceiver

LF Receiver

Optical BusController

Emergency Light

Automotive Business Unit

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Industry & Medical Business Unit

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Communications Business Unit

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Net Sales

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Revenue By Regions 2002

Asia-Pacific7%

Americas19%

Europe74%

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Revenue By Business Units 2002

Automotive21%

Full Service Foundry17%

Communications23%

Industry & Medical39%

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Our Products used at ...

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Thank you for your attention!

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austriamicrosystems - focused on speed, value and quality

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move4ward concept

Objectives

- Thoroughly familiarize new employees with internal procedures

- Intensify communication between Management, colleagues, and newcomers (networking)

- Build long-term employee commitment to company

- Promote enthusiasm for and dedication to our company

Program

- 7 weeks attending on-the-job training in different departments of the company.

- Supplemented with external seminars (time management, creativity techniques, team training).

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Technical Career Path - Details

Junior Engineer In training.

Supervised by Engineer or Senior Engineer.

Requires frequent technical supervision.

Execution of technical tasks.

Graduate Engineer IIn training.

Supervised by Senior Engineer.

Requires frequent technical supervision.

Execution of technical tasks.

Engineer

Full responsibility on execution of technical tasks. Junior + 3 years orProduction of technical documents.

Graduate + 1 year of dedicated work experience

Project leader or project team member.

Job Title equivalent to Qualification

    Internal Recognition External Recognition Responsibilities Experience

Dipl.-Ing. in appropriate discipline or equivalent University degree.

HTL-Ing. In appropriate discipline

Substantially independent technical work

Responsible for Customer/Supplier Technical meetings

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Technical Career Path - Details

Senior Engineer

Produces technical documents, specifications, quotes or specifies equipment.

Engineer + 3 years experience of full product lifecycle with measure of success (including stable production)

Substantial job responsibilities such as +* team leader, task supervisor, engineer in charge of a program or

Publication of engineering or scientific papers, books or inventions

* project engineer or engineer performing research with some measure or

non graduates with at least 10 years experience, outstanding performance and experience as project leader(the titles should be extended by the field of activity, e.g. "Senior Maintenance Engineer", "Senior Layout Engineer", ..)

Job Title equivalent to Qualification

    Internal Recognition External Recognition Responsibilities Experience

Capable of supervising technical work of others.

Responsible for Customer/Supplier technical contact

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Technical Career Path - Details

Principal Engineer

Knowledge and know-how development.

Senior Engineer + substantial additional experience with measure of success

Performing and initiating teaching courses. +Internal reviews and final approval of quotes and specifications.

produced several publications of engineering or scientific papers, books or inventions

Engineering Fellow

Participating in technical strategy and roadmap.

Principal Engineer + substantial additional experience with measure of success

Review of patents and papers. +

technical direction or management of important scientific or engineering work with evidence of accomplishment

Responsibilities Experience

ManagerContributes to technical strategy

Active participation at Technical Conferences

Job Title equivalent to Qualification

    Internal Recognition External Recognition

Director

Responsible for part of technical strategy, innovation and conceptions

Active leadership in Technical Conferences and Standardization Bodies

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Thesis Works

- Investigation of the Immunity of Integrated Circuits

- Evaluierung und Optimierung eines integrierten UHF transceivers

- Elektronische Kompensation mechanischer Spannungen auf einem Mikrochip

- Integrierte Magnetfeldsensoren fuer Winkelencoder-Chips

- Structuring and Systematization of Yield Improvement Methodology

- Evaluation and Calibration of conductance models for Boron and Carbon doped Silicon-Germanium Materials

- Optimierung und Implementierung eines Nichtlinearen Analog/Digitalwandlers zur Erfassung harmonischer Eingangssignale

- Modellierung von Bipolar - Transistoren

- Modellierung von MOS-Transistoren

- Investigation into spread-spectrum modem scheme for 2.4GHz ISM

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current available job for graduates

Mixed Signal Design Engineer w. Focus on Power-Management Circuits

Education/Experience:

- Degree or Diploma (Electronic) Engineering

- Practical experience in IC Design advantageous (e.g. Diploma Thesis)

- Project management experience advantageous

- Communication skills and proficiency in English

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current available job for graduates

Job description / tasks and responsibilities:

- Development of integrated circuits from specification up to approved prototypes, which includes:

- Generation of specification based on customer’s requirements

- Circuit design with state-of-the-art CAD tools

- Supervision of layout

- Specification of production test

- Chip evaluation

- Documentation

- Creation and patenting of new IPs