Intel Foundry Services (IFS) to manufacture Tower Semiconductor's 65nm power management bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) flow.

Intel announced a partnership with Tower and Foundry on the 6th.

The tower will utilize Intel's manufacturing facility located in New Mexico, USA.

Tower plans to invest up to $300 million to acquire and own equipment and other fixed assets to be installed at its New Mexico facility.


This will provide the tower with a monthly photolayer processing capacity of over 600,000 sheets to support future growth and anticipated customer demand for advanced 300mm advanced analog processing.

Through this agreement, both companies will strive to expand their influence in the foundry market based on their best solutions and manufacturing capabilities.

Intel manufactures the tower's 65-nanometer (nm) power management bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) flow at Intel's 11X fab in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

“Intel launched Intel Foundry Services (IFS) with a long-term vision to deliver the world’s first open systems foundry,” said Stuart Pann, Intel vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services. “This vision is to enable Intel and its ecosystem partners to collaborate in building a safe, sustainable and resilient supply chain,” he said. “We are excited that Tower Semiconductor recognizes the unique value that Intel brings and is working with Intel to secure a 300mm manufacturing capability in the United States.”

“We are excited to continue our collaboration with Intel as Tower Semiconductor remains focused on delivering leading technology solutions at scale and expanding our customer partnerships,” said Russell Ellwanger, CEO of Tower Semiconductor. “Working with Intel will enable Tower Semiconductor to meet ongoing customer demand with a focus on advanced power management and RF SOI solutions, with full process flow qualification expected in 2024. We view this announcement as the first step in delivering solutions that will leverage multiple synergies with Intel.”