Analog Devices (ADI) announced on the 23rd that it has signed a special agreement with semiconductor foundry company TSMC for long-term wafer supply.

Under this agreement, ADI will receive wafers for semiconductor manufacturing from Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), a subsidiary based in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, whose majority shareholder is TSMC.

ADI's partnership with TSMC has secured additional wafer volumes for fine-pitch technology nodes across its business, including wireless battery management system (wBMS) and gigabit multimedia serial link (GMSL) applications.

Through this collaboration, ADI expects to increase production and strengthen its flexible hybrid manufacturing network to meet customer demands while blocking external factors that could affect semiconductor supply.

“ADI’s hybrid manufacturing network helps provide our customers with a competitive advantage, and our collaboration with TSMC will enable us to provide our customers with more resilience and respond more quickly to their needs and changing market conditions,” said Vivek Jain, senior vice president, global operations and technology, ADI. “We can focus our investments on innovative manufacturing solutions that benefit our communities and planet.”uo; said.

“This announcement demonstrates TSMC’s commitment to helping customers meet their long-term production capacity requirements,” said Sajiv Dalal, senior vice president and general manager of business development for TSMC North America. “We are pleased to expand our ongoing collaboration with ADI, which continues to dynamically contribute to semiconductor innovation through its robust manufacturing capabilities.”