Globalfoundries has signed a multi-year supply deal for RF-SOI wafers with Soitec.
The primary driver of this wafer supply agreement is demand for GloFo’s 8SW RF SOI platform.
The RF front-end-module platform with switches and low noise amplifiers, is optimized to deliver the differentiated combination of performance, power efficiency, and digital integration required by the designers and suppliers of current and future 4G LTE and sub-6 GHz 5G smartphones.
This new platform is using the most advanced RF-SOI substrates developed by Soitec.
GLoFo’s 8SW RF-SOI customers include the top FEM providers for 5G sub-6 GHz smartphones.
“Eight out of ten smartphones on the market today include GLOBALFOUNDRIES manufactured silicon, and the demand for our differentiated RF solutions continues to skyrocket as the industry transitions to 5G,” says GloFo svp Dr. Bami Bastani.
In 2017, the two companies entered into a five-year supply agreement for fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) wafers for GF’s 22FDX platform.