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ALL THE ANSWERS FOR ALL YOUR ASIC QUESTIONS

A Company Presentation 2013

The Questions

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Customised performance?

Turnkey solution?

Proven process?

Experiencedteam?

In house test?

IP? How much does it cost

and how long does it take?

Can you manage

our project?

Who doyou supply?

What foundries

do youuse?

What QAaccreditation

do you have?

Why SWINDON?

One last question…

The benefit of a custom designed ASIC from SWINDON is that it will improve your product performance and increase your profitability.

Customised Performance?

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We wish to integrate our future products… Can You?

Improve our product performance?

Give us a real competitive advantage?

Improve our profitability?

DEFINITELY…

Customised Performance?

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Customised Performance?

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Partnership between

SWINDON and YOU Always trade

offs in design;Performancev size v costChoose the

most appropriate

methodology to ensure your

market advantage

Unit pricing can be cumulative or annual quantity,

whatever method you require to give you the

advantage over your competitor

Guaranteedunit prices

for X numberof years

SWINDON has developed in house the full capability to ensure your project is successful and on time…from design through to production delivery

Full Turnkey Solution?

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We would prefer one supplier to work with on the complete solution… Can You?

Design from our specification?

Test the ASIC in house?

Supply the ASIC to anywhere in the world?

DEFINITELY…

Proven Process ?

Order fulfilment + logistics

100% ATE Test

100% Wafer test

Order production silicon

Pre-production Devices

Engineering sample + evaluation

Tape out

LVS + verification

Layout

Design

ASIC specification produced

Agree system specification

SWINDON

Develop production Test software +

Hardware

Device Qualification Programme

SWINDON | SUB-CONTRACTOR

Yield Analysis + Improvement

Initiatives

Foundry PDK

Masks, Wafers + Engineering Sample

Packaging

Masks + Wafers

Packaging Tape + Reel

Customer Input

Design Review

Customer Device Evaluation

Customer Production

Design Review

Customer Device Evaluation

SUB-CONTRACTCUSTOMER

Full Turnkey Solution ?

Your requirement specification is the bedrock upon which we design the ASIC

The ASIC specification is developed and supplied to you as a deliverable

Regular design reviews are conducted with you to ensure accuracy and timings

Layout commences during the design phase to save project time

LVS is conducted to ensure accuracy of the layout

A final design review is conducted with you prior to tapeout

Samples are produced and both parties evaluate the device

Once you are satisfied with performance, pre production parts are produced

Production silicon is procured based upon your production forecast

You state where and when you want the devices shipped

100% ATE ensures market leading quality for your device

To ensure high yield, 100% wafer probe is conducted

Order fulfilment + logistics

100% ATE Test

100% Wafer test

Order production silicon

Pre-production Devices

Engineering sample + evaluation

Tape out

LVS + verification

Layout

Design

ASIC specification produced

Agree system specification

SWINDON

To meet all your technical and commercial requirements we have a team of experts to ensure your product is a market leader.

Experienced Team?

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Is your design team capable of designing our ASIC… Can You?

Implement all our requirements?

Meet our timescales?

Meet the required performance and device cost?

DEFINITELY…

IC Design Engineers 28PhDs 6

Layout Engineers 7

Test / Analysis Engineers 11

100% wafer probe and ATE test is conducted in house. Capacity headroom ensures on time delivery every time and the yield analysis initiatives provide you with industry leading ppm rates. You can be assured that our team will deliver you the quality product you require and ensure that field failures will be a thing of the past.

Do You Have Your Own Test Facility ?

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Can you test the device in house…Can You?

Meet our volume requirements?

Ensure on time delivery?

Ensure the quality of our product?

DEFINITELY…

Flexibility in developed IP ownership will ensure your future position. We will provide you with obsolescence assurances and deliver the ASIC to you for your full product life time

How Can You Protect Our IP?

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How can we protect our IP and market position… Can You?

Provide IP ownership?

Provide exclusivity?

Provide obsolescence assurances?

DEFINITELY…

We will assist you, if required, in the development of your specification and provide you with a Technical Report and a Quotation. You can budget your project knowing that the costs and timings are already fully agreed and set.

How Much and How Long?

How much and how long…. Can You?

Provide assistance with our spec?

Provide an accurate project plan?

Provide guaranteed pricing?

DEFINITELY…

€$£

We are part of Schrader International, a $500m company. Employ 88 people and have in house finance and legal cover to meet all your corporate requirements.

Can Your Company Manage Our Project?

Is your company capable… Can You?

Provide Project Management?

Provide 24 hour test coverage?

Provide finance and legal functions?

DEFINITELY…

A Project and Account Manager will be allocated to you for instant access through all stages of the partnership.

Some of our customers + market sectors

Who Do You Currently Supply?

Do you have strong existing business…Can You?

Prove experience in our market?

Show existing profitable business?

Demonstrate high and low volume capability?

DEFINITELY…

Automotive Industrial Medical

Consumer Defence

We have long established relationships with our foundry and packaging suppliers which ensures that you receive the highest quality and are never subject to allocation.

What Foundries Do You Use?

Is your supply chain established …Can You?

Demonstrate longevity in the relationship?

Are you an important customer?

Influence decisions?

DEFINITELY…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

What Level of QA Do You Have?

Can your QA department…?

Provide TS 16949 levels of support?

Regularly audit your suppliers?

Support me as a customer?

DEFINITELY… o TS16949:2002o BS EN ISO 9001:2000o ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

SUPPLIER CONTROLo Supplier Developmento Supplier Scheduled Visitso Supplier Vendor Rating

CUSTOMER SATISFACTIONo Customer Returnso Customer Concernso Customer Perception

There are many choices, why should we choose SWINDON ?

Why SWINDON ?

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How the SWINDON

solution stacks up

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HAVE YOU ANY OTHERQUESTIONS THAT NEEDANSWERING?

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