Foundry Services:
TAPO offers several production options in the foundry business area depending on the schedule and the quantity desired. Designs up to the secret level are accepted.

  1. Multi Project Wafer (MPW) Prototyping – MPW prototype runs have multiple designs on a single reticle, and are targeted to customers in need of low volume with no production quantities.
  2. Dedicated Prototype – is a dedicated single design prototype run which includes the mask build. IBM guarantees that a minimum of three wafers will be delivered to the customer.
  3. Production – phase produces unlimited chip quantities, following a successful prototype phase.

ASIC Services
TAPO now has a contract in place for IBM’s end-to-end commercial ASIC flow on digital chips. The customer provides a netlist of RTL hand off and IBM will do the physical layout, package, design, GDSII generation, and provide tested packaged parts. Design submissions are accepted in SA-27e, Cu-11, and Cu-08. Please note that IBM’s ASIC methodology is not available for classified designs.

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Intellectual Property:
TAPO has bought pre-paid access to certain Intellectual Property (IP) that it makes available to customers on an as needed basis. A complete list of available IP is obtainable from the TAPO. IP orders can be placed for existing IBM IP, custom and non-IBM IP.