CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Company Background

1.1.1 Company Profiles

IC Microsystems Sdn. Bhd. is a Fabless IC design Company which was founded in 2001 by Abd Rashid Munir an experienced semiconductor industry professional. The company has been incorporated in Malaysia with headquarter in Cyberjaya, the Malaysia's heart of Multimedia Super Corridor. Since its inception it has become a leader in RF and mixed signal IC design in Malaysia. The company has developed world class products in data converters, telecommunication and high frequecy RFIC chips. It already boast a healthy portfolio of some of the best-in-class Digital to Analog Converters, RF communication devices and telecommunication products devices. The company owes its phenomenal success to its vision of investing in cutting edge technologies, hiring and training leading industry professionals to develop world class products at highly competitive prices.

Figure 1.1.1.1 IC Microsystems Building

1.1.2 Mission Statement

ICmic envisages being amongst the leader in mixed-signals and RF IC products through teams of highest competency and integrity.

1.1.3 Fabless Model ICmics core competency is in the field of IC design, device modeling, simulation, layout and testing. Other operations like masking, foundry and packaging are outsourced to a number of vendors who specialize in such services. However it is ensured that only the best vendors are qualified and selected for outsource of such services.

1.1.4 Company Products ICmic offers some of the best-in-class integrated circuit products including digital to analog converters, RF IC and products for telecommunication markets. ICmic products cater for many application markets including telecommunication, industrial process control, ATE, instrumentation and programmable logic control. Many of our products have been acknowledged by various respected publications to be among the most advanced in their respected categories. ICmic is committed to providing great performance at an extremely competitive price to our customers. Thus we have a fast growing customer base in many countries who are finding the advantage of having ICmic products in their applications. Some of ICmic products can be seen as below : i) Converters : Low Power ADC ADC Single Feature 1.2V 10 BIT 750kSPS SAR ADC, MICROPOWER with Serial Interface Datasheet ICM8010

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Converters : 3.3V-5V ADC ADC 12-bit Feature 2.7V - 5.5V, 12 BIT, 125 kSPS SAR ADC Datasheet ICM7912

iii)

Converters: Low Power DAC DAC Feature 8-bit 10-bit 12-bit ICM7912

Single 12-bit 1.2V Ultra Low Power Single DAC Dual i iv) Converters : Parallel DAC \ DAC \ Quad \ \ v) Converters: Serial DAC Feature Voltage Output, Shutdown Mode 8-bit ICM7600 10-bit ICM76100 12-bit 1.2V Ultra Low Power Dual DAC with Shutdown Mode

ICM7722

12-bit ICM7620

DAC Quad

Feature Int/Ext Reference Gain Adjust Shutdown Mode

8-bit ICM7323 ICM7337B ICM7523 ICM7322 ICM7333 ICM7332 ICM7522 ICM7321 ICM7521

10-bit ICM7343 ICM7357B ICM7543 ICM7342 ICM7353 ICM7352 ICM7542 ICM7341 ICM7541

12-bit ICM7363 ICM7377B ICM7563 ICM7362 ICM7373 ICM7372 ICM7562 ICM7361 ICM7561

Dual

Int/Ext Reference Gain Adjust Offset Adjust Shutdown Mode

Single Int/Ext Reference Voltage Output, Shutdown Mode

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RFIC

RFIC Producs Gain Blocks Low Noise Amplifiers I/Q Demodulator I/Q Modulator Mixers

Product Number ICG2110 ICG2120 ICG2130 ICG2140 ICG2150 ICG2160 ICL2000- ICL2000- ICL2001- ICL2001- ICL200123 70 70 23 23G

ICQ2710 ICQ2713 ICQ2716

ICQ2810 ICM2410 ICM2510

vii)

Telephone IC

Notes ICM7111

Description Speech and Ringer Phone IC with Digital Volume Control

ICM7102B Single-Chip Phone IC ICM7115 viii) Notes ICM9102M Phone Board Module Single-Chip Phone IC with Volume Control

Phone Board Module Description

1.1.5 Company Services

a. IC Design Services

Committed to customer satisfaction, quality, reliability and management excellence; IC Microsystems is competent to deliver IC development solutions that reduce time-to-market, product cost and development risk.

Their broad range of proven expertise means we can fully understand our customers' needs, which is the first key step to delivering solutions that work - first time and on-time.

b. Training solution & Support

ICMIC provide training classes for all clients using Silvaco EDA tools. EDA tools distributor
Cmic have been appointed by Silvaco International as the main distributor for Silvaco EDA tools in Malaysia. The TCAD product list by Silvaco International: o Virtual Wafer Fab o ATHENA o ATLAS o VICTORY o MERCURY - Fast Blaze, Mocasim o VYPER - UTMOST, SPAYN o DISCOVERY - EXACT, QUEST, CLEVER, STELLAR

c. Value-added services

Expand the power of Silvaco EDA tools with their custom designed tools.