FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For the month of July 2007 No. 2
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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [_]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes [_] No [X]
On July 11, 2007, the Registrant announced that Tower Semiconductor
licenses 20kV HBM ESD protection from Sarnoff, attached hereto is a copy of the
press release.
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.
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Date: July 11, 2007 By: /s/ Nati Somekh Gilboa
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Nati Somekh Gilboa
Corporate Secretary
FOR MEDIA INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lou Ann Wingerter
609-734-2863
lwingerter@sarnoff.com
Michael Axelrod
+1-408-330-6871
pr@towersemi.com
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LICENSES 20KV HBM ESD PROTECTION
FROM SARNOFF
GISTEL, BELGIUM and MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL (July 11, 2007) - Sarnoff Europe
(www.sarnoffeurope.com) and Tower Semiconductor (www.towersemi.com) today
announced that Tower Semiconductor has licensed Sarnoff Europe's TakeCharge(R)
electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection IP portfolio. Tower Semiconductor will
use TakeCharge for its customer's analog and mixed-signal applications requiring
high-performance low-capacitance ESD protection of up to 20kV HBM.
"Sarnoff's TakeCharge architecture enables pushing technology to its physical
limits. It is aimed at providing ultra-high, best-in-class, ESD protection while
maintaining small circuit footprint.
Product applications that could benefit the most from this family of ESD
solutions include, among other, high-frequency interface ICs, such as Analog
Switches, minigates and multigates.
Working closely with Tower Semiconductor, Sarnoff Europe will develop optimized
TakeCharge Design Kits (TDK), semi-automated tool sets containing a library of
scalable ESD design solutions. These TDK's will be licensed to Tower's
customers, enabling the non-ESD-expert to efficiently implement ESD protection,
and attain first time success, fast time to market in each of their integrated
circuit (IC) designs.
"As a specialty foundry, it is important that we provide our fabless customers
with a wide range of robust and efficient high-performance ESD protection
solutions for all their logic and mixed-signal applications," said Dani
Ashkenazi, General Manager CMOS Product Line at Tower Semiconductor. "Sarnoff
Europe has consistently been a reliable and expert ESD protection IP partner to
the semiconductor industry, making them the natural choice as our partner for
these demanding applications."
"We are pleased that Tower Semiconductor selected Sarnoff Europe to provide a
high-quality ESD protection platform," said Koen Verhaege, Executive Director of
Sarnoff Europe. "Sarnoff Europe TakeCharge ESD protection solutions are
developed with scalability in mind, and thus can meet high-performance
requirements, even up to 20kV HBM."
TakeCharge(R) technology is silicon proven in advanced processes down to 65nm
CMOS, with 45nm ESD design solutions already in full development, and is widely
used by leading IC producers worldwide, including Toshiba, Sony, Fujitsu,
Renesas, Matsushita, Epson-Seiko, OKI, NJR, Ricoh, Infineon,
ST-Microelectronics, Tower Semiconductor, Altera, PMC-Sierra, ON-Semiconductor,
Nanotech Semiconductor, Redmere Technology, AMI Semiconductor, Scintera, and
more.
ABOUT SARNOFF CORPORATION
Sarnoff Corporation (www.sarnoff.com) produces innovations in electronic, video
and vision technologies that generate successful new products and services for
our government and commercial clients worldwide. Founded in 1942 as RCA
Laboratories, Sarnoff makes continuous breakthroughs in ICs, lasers, imaging and
sensing devices; biomedical diagnostics; digital TV and video for security,
surveillance and entertainment; high-performance networking; and wireless
communications. Sarnoff is a subsidiary of SRI International.
ABOUT SARNOFF EUROPE
Sarnoff Europe (www.sarnoffeurope.com) headquartered in Gistel, Belgium, is a
subsidiary company of Sarnoff Corporation. Sarnoff Europe assumes worldwide
responsibility for the development and commercialization of Sarnoff's
TakeCharge(R) on-chip ESD protection IP.
ABOUT TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEM, TASE: TSEM) is an independent specialty
foundry that delivers customized solutions in a variety of advanced CMOS
technologies, including digital CMOS, mixed-signal and RF (radio frequency)
CMOS, CMOS image sensors, power management devices, and embedded non-volatile
memory solutions. Tower's customer orientation is complemented by its
uncompromising attention to quality and service. Its specialized processes and
engineering expertise provides highly flexible, customized manufacturing
solutions to fulfill the increasing variety of customer needs worldwide.
Boasting two world-class manufacturing facilities with standard and specialized
process technologies ranging from 1.0- to 0.13-micron, Tower Semiconductor
provides exceptional design support and technical services to help customers
sustain long-term, reliable product performance, while delivering on-time and
on-budget results. More information can be found at http://www.towersemi.com.