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TITLE: MOSIS EDUCATIONAL-ONLY RUNS SCHEDULED FOR JAN. & JUN. 2008
MOSIS (www.mosis.com) is pleased to announce the schedule for two
Academic Year 2007-2008 fabrication runs in AMI C5 (0.5 um CMOS)
technology for education only that are specifically geared to
support two-part VLSI course schedules. The first run is
scheduled to serve courses in which students design their chip in
the first semester (or quarter) and test the chip in the second
semester (or third quarter). The second run is scheduled for
chips that are designed in the second semester (or third quarter)
and tested during the Summer. These two AMI C5F/N runs will close
on January 7, 2008 and on June 9, 2008. These dates were selected
based upon responses to a previous announcement requesting
suggestions from VLSI faculty for run close dates. Please send
email to support@mosis.com if you have any questions or comments
regarding this schedule.
MOSIS provides convenient, low-cost access to advanced
semiconductor fabrication for first-silicon and small-volume
custom production for users in aerospace, communications,
transportation, defense, and other industries. An additional part
of our business comes from design and research groups at academic
institutions.
MOSIS support for VLSI education began in 1985 with support from
the National Science Foundation (NSF) and DARPA (Defense Advanced
Research Products Agency), which lasted until 1998. Since then
the MOSIS Education Program (MEP) has operated without external
funding, but with important contributions from Cadence, Mentor,
AMI Semiconductor, IBM, and Toppan Photomasks.
The guide below outlines, from the standpoint of a new academic
user, the procedural flow for obtaining integrated circuits from
MOSIS.
1. Fabrication process and design tools.
First find a process with the features needed for your design
(http://www.mosis.com/products/fab/vendors/), and make sure that
all required design tool support will be available
(http://www.mosis.com/design/design.html).
2. Customer account.
Because MOSIS guarantees confidentiality and the protection of
customer and vendor intellectual property (IP) in all
transactions, all users must establish, at no charge, a customer
account (http://www.mosis.com/orders/customer_accounts/).
Academic users may open three different types of MOSIS customer
account. Many university projects are fabricated through MOSIS
as normal commercial transactions under a commercial account
(http://www.mosis.com/orders/customer_accounts/commercial_account.html),
with payment through a purchase order from the institution.
Two other types of accounts, for classroom instruction and
unsponsored research, are supported under the MOSIS Education
Program (MEP). The MEP web page (http://www.mosis.com/products/mep/)
explains the purpose and qualifications for these accounts.
Instructions for opening instructional accounts are at
http://www.mosis.com/products/mep/mep-instructional-account.html,
and the application process for a research account is described
at http://www.mosis.com/products/mep/mep-research-account.html.
Other useful information is at http://www.mosis.com/Faqs/faq-
education.html.
Note that a signed legal document, is required for all MOSIS customer accounts.
(http://www.mosis.com/forms/mosis_forms/mosis-customer-agreement.pdf),
3. Pricing and payment authorization.
Request a price quotation (http://www.mosis.com/prices.html) and
ensure that payment arrangements
(http://www.mosis.com/orders/purchase_orders/) are understood by
the design team and the institutional purchasing officer.
Organizations outside the United States should also review
http://www.mosis.com/export/.
4. Design kit and process documentation.
Foundry documents are distributed by MOSIS. Necessary forms and
agreements are at http://www.mosis.com/forms/vendor_forms/.
5. Project submission (http://www.mosis.com/support/submit/).
The first step in the submission of a design to MOSIS is a New
Project Request (http://www.mosis.com/support/submit/how_new-
proj.html). Detailed information can be found at
https://www.mosis.com/Webforms/new_project_doc.html) and at
http://www.mosis.com/support/faqs/faq_submit_design.html.
6. Packaging.
MOSIS delivers packaged or unpackaged parts. Package information
is specified in the project request and can be modified at later
steps in the submission process. Detailed information is
available at http://www.mosis.com/products/assembly/.
7. Pre-fabrication processing.
MOSIS performs a manufacturability review on each design to
ensure that the layout is compatible with the vendor process
technology. A full design rule check may be requested. For
charges and details see http://www.mosis.com/products/drc/.
8. Tracking.
After a MOSIS design number has been assigned to the project, the
status of the submission and subsequent fabrication, assembly,
and shipping steps can be obtained at any time with a project
status request (https://www.mosis.com/Webforms/project_status.html).
Questions and comments are always welcome at support@mosis.com.
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