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Hitachi Micro Device & Solution

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Applications

Hitachi's high-voltage technology from 35V to 285V and analog expertise is applied to the wide field.

Advanced technologies such as various IPs and packages are ready. Hitachi's custom-IC solution enables to minimize the size of equipments and improve their performance.

By providing the unified service including the specification decision, flexible production and guarantee of quality, Hitachi supports customers in every aspect of IC development.

Feature

1.Device Technology

Hitachi's high-voltage technology covers wide-range of voltages from 35V to 285V. Optimized custom-IC solution can be offered, depending on its application.

Device Technology

[ BCD : Bipolar CMOS DMOS ]

[ SOI : Silocon On Insulator ]

2.Analog IP and Package

Various interface IPs such as SPI, and analog IPs such as ADCs which are mandatory in high-voltage ICs need and regulator circuits are ready for customer's demand. Thus the custom IC solutions satisfy customers in price, too.
As for packaging, Hitachi can provide not only standard packages but also custom types, such as SIP and MCM is possible.

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SPI : Serial Peripheral Interface,  ADC : Analog to Digital Converter,  SIP : System In Package
MCM : Multi Chip Module

Product Example

The following are the development cases with the custom IC that uses Hitachi's high-voltage and analog technology.

PWM Controller IC

1. PWM (*) Controller IC

 1) High Voltage PWM      Controller
 2) 0.35µm 210V SOI
 3) LV : 5V, HV : 50V - 100V
 4) CLK Frequency :10KHz

Customization
  • Multi - channel
  • Built - in level shift
  • Embedded abnormal state     detector

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PWM : Pulse Width Modulation,   SPI : Serial Peripheral Interface

2. Product Example

Hitachi has abundant custom IC development results.

Product Application Feature Device
HV LINEAR AMP IC Piezo Actuator Drive(200Vpp) Low Distortion
Built-In DCDC Controller
0.35µm
210V SOI
HV Pulse AMP IC Supersonic Transducer Drive(20MHz)
High Speed and High Voltage Capacitive Drive
Precise Symmetric Wave
High Density
Pre-Driver IC IGBT Driver Substrate Isolated Structure 0.25µm
35V SOI
Regulator Controller IC Generator Current Monitor
Charge Voltage Control
Controller Unification 0.35µm
35V BCD
Power Supply Sensor IC Battery Voltage Monitor
Product Life Prediction
Processor Unification

3. Customer's Advantage

[Ex.1] Customized IC results in the reduction of electric components and decrease the module size.

Customized IC

[Ex.2] Customized IC results in the cost reduction
Customized IC can easily decrease the components of the electric module and the overall cost reduction will be possible.

[Ex.3] Customized IC improves the performance of your product
Customized IC can easily suit the optimum functionality of the electric module and the performance of your products can be improved.

Development Flow and Support System

1. Development Flow
    Hitachi provides cordial service to satisfy
    the customer's demand.
Development Flow

2. Support System
    Hitachi supports customer in every
    aspect of IC development.

 1) LSI package analysis
 2) LSI device analysis
     • Analysis of fault detection
     • Analysis of ultra-thin layer structure
     • Analysis of surface chemical bond
 3) FIB (*) metal correction
 4) Local area grinder to expose the defect
     layer

(*) FIB : Focused Ion Beam

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