SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For the month of October 2009 No. 3
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR
LTD.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Ramat
Gavriel Industrial Park
P.O. Box 619, Migdal
Haemek, Israel 23105
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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On October 12, 2009, the registrant announces it was Selected as Preferred Foundry by C&S Technology in Korea for Power Automotive Devices.
This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into all effective registration statements filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 12, 2009 |
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. By: /s/ Nati Somekh Gilboa —————————————— Nati Somekh Gilboa Corporate Secretary |
SEOUL, South Korea and MIGDAL HA’EMEK, Israel, October 12, 2009 – Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEM, TASE: TASE: TSEM selected by C&S Technology in Korea as its preferred foundry to manufacture its power automotive devices. C&S Technology, the official automotive device supplier of multimedia solutions (audio and video systems) for Hyundai & Kia Motor Company, will now supply a power device to the automotive manufacturer. The device can integrate multiple ICs that are typically independent within the vehicle, resulting in a more cost-effective solution. As this IC is being designed for current models of automobiles, the volume ramp will be several years sooner. This customer engagement for Tower is one of several recently announced in Korea as momentum grows for its advanced Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) power management process.
This strong focus on utilizing the innovation and accumulated design capabilities prevalent in the Korean fabless community allows Korea to strengthen their competitiveness in both the automotive and IC markets, reducing its reliance on overseas suppliers. As more vehicles are being equipped with power, multimedia and network devices, the demand for automotive chips will increase. The percentage of electronic parts used in vehicles is expected to reach 40% by 2015 and over 30% will have semiconductors.
“We chose Tower’s 0.35-micron power management 60V solution for its integration capabilities and their strong quality commitment to automotive manufacturing requirements,” said, Mr. J.Y. Kim, Head of Automotive Business, C&S Technology. “In addition, the modularity of the Power BCD process gives us the ability to reuse much of our IP in future more highly integrated designs.”
“Tower’s modular platform with scalable voltage LDMOS is ideal for the family of automotive devices required by C&S Technology,” stated Dr. Itzhak Edrei, Executive VP, Tower and Jazz Business Units. “The advanced, and we believe singular modeling capability, combined with the process flow efficiency (20 – 30% less mask layers than standard IDM offerings) provides C&S Technology a cost- effective, best-in-class technical capability. We are thrilled that our differentiated capability, combined with a dedicated customer support structure and our continued commitment to quality is gaining wide acceptance within a technically demanding Korean market.”
About C&S Technology
C&S Technology Inc.(KOSDAQ :
C&S) is a chip & solution provider in broadcasting, communications, and automobile
sectors and it has put a focus on Mobile TV, IP Telephony, ASIC, and Automotive business
as a total solution company. Since its foundation in 1993, the company has been developing
with technological capabilities of image and voice processing. As a result, it came to
lead industrial innovations amidst technological revolution and changing market
conditions. Based on a cooperative relationship with customers as well as accumulated
design capabilities and know-how, C&S Technology makes a contribution to developing
automotive chips with Korean technology, lessen reliance on foreign semiconductor
suppliers, and strengthen the competitiveness of auto and semiconductor industries by
overcoming technological barriers. For more information, please visit
http://www.cnstec.com/
About Tower
Semiconductor, Ltd. and Jazz Semiconductor, Inc.
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:
TSEM, TASE: TSEM) is a global specialty foundry leader and its fully owned subsidiary Jazz
Semiconductor, a Tower Group Company is a leader in Analog-Intensive Mixed-Signal (AIMS)
foundry solutions. Tower and Jazz manufacture integrated circuits with geometries
ranging from 1.0 to 0.13-micron and provide industry leading design enablement tools to
allow complex designs to be achieved quickly and more accurately. Tower and Jazz offer a
broad range of process technologies including Digital, Mixed-Signal and RFCMOS, HV CMOS,
BCD, Non-Volatile Memory (NVM), Embedded NVM, MEMS, and CMOS Image Sensors. To provide
world-class customer service, Tower and Jazz maintain two manufacturing facilities in
Israel and one in the U.S. with additional manufacturing capacity available in China
through partnerships with ASMC and HHNEC. For more information, please visit
www.towersemi.com and www.jazzsemi.com.
Safe Harbor Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes
forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may vary from those projected or implied by such forward-looking statements.
A complete discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of
forward-looking statements included in this press release or which may otherwise affect
Tower’s and Jazz’s business is included under the heading “Risk
Factors” in Tower’s most recent filings on Forms 20-F, F-3, F-4 and 6-K, as were
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Israel
Securities Authority and Jazz’s most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as were
filed with the SEC. Tower and Jazz do not intend to update, and expressly disclaim any
obligation to update, the information contained in this release.
| For Tower: | ||
| Company Contact: | Media Contact: | Investor Relations Contact: |
| Melinda Jarrell | Lauri Julian | Noit Levi |
| (949) 435-8181 | (949) 715-3049 | +972 4 604 7066 |
| melinda.jarrell@tower-usa.com | lauri.julian@jazzsemi.com | noitle@towersemi.com |