Our product range includes Gate arrays that address the need for fast turnaround at low IC development costs, Standard Cells that make System Solutions possible at the lowest unit price, and Embedded Arrays that combine the fast turnaround time for Gate Arrays with the ability to implement system level funcionality on-chip available with Standard Cell.
The Gate Array is a member of the ASIC family that offers Quick Turn Around Time during the development cycle at the lowest development cost. This is achieved by Epson stocking pre-fabricating Base/Bulk wafers that have transistors arranged in the form of an array. Our customers design the "wiring", that connects the transistors, that bring specific functionality to the design of the ASIC.
Bulk wafers are prefabricated with a different numbers of transistors giving customers a wide range of choices to implement their circuits, thereby giving customers a choice of adding or subtracting functionality from the design offering flexibility.
The Embedded Array combines the fast turn around time of gate arrays with the ability to implement system level functionality available in Standard Cell. The fast turn around is accomplished by starting some of the wafer fabrication processes in parallel with the Embedded array design process. In selecting an Embedded Array approach, the designer trades off the ability to change the Bulk in the last minute, possible with a gate array, with the need to implement system level functionality, with gate array like turn around.
By offering Gate Array, Standard Cells, and Embedded Arrays;Epson offers a choice to meet the individual needs of our customers.
