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CANADIAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION/SOCIETE CANADIENNE DE MICRO-ELECTRONIQUE
 
NEWS IN MICROELECTRONICS                    Volume 8, Number 37, June 25, 1996  
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TODAY'S ISSUE:   FT14 Bipolar Linear Array Run, September 18, 1996 and
                 RFMR Deadline, July 24, 1996

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An FT14 Bipolar Linear Array (FT14) fabrication run is planned
for September 18, 1996 (MPC9601QB). 

STEPS REQUIRED NOW:
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1)  Non-Disclosure Agreement

All users of this service will be required to sign a non-disclosure
agreement - contact Mirielle Keeling (keeling@cmc.ca) for
information and forms.  This must be done BEFORE the FT14 Design Kit is
released.

2)  FT14 Design Kit

The FT14 Design Kit will be available for release approximately July 2, 1996.
  
RFMRs will be received up to a deadline of  July 24, 1996.  A Silicon
Allocation Review Committee (SARC) will be set up to review the designs
and a decision on grant space awards will be made by August 16, 1996.
  
Please note that all RFMR submissions must be made on the form, Request
for Manufacturing Resources for Limited-Access Technologies, "Form RFMR
R3.0/960612, (see attached).  The form includes the fabrication
allocation criteria. The form is also available from CMC's World-Wide Web 
server, http://www.cmc.ca/Fabrication/Fabrication_Service/SARC/RFMR_blk
 
1. REQUEST FOR MANUFACTURING RESOURCES PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE: FT14 			
If you are interested in applying for free space (Grant Category) on
the next FT14 run, you must complete the attached RFMR form  and
return it to Mirielle Keeling at CMC (keeling@cmc.ca) by 5:00 p.m. PST
on  July 24, 1996.  If you do not receive e-mail confirmation that your
RFMR has been received within two working days of submitting it, please
call Mirielle at 613-530-4663.  You can expect to hear the results of
the SARC recommendation by August 16, 1996.

Based on a SARC review of RFMR submissions, CMC will negotiate to
acquire area on the fabrication run to accommodate all approved
designs.  If insufficient space is available, designs will be 
fabricated in order of ranking by the review committee until the space
is used up. LAST MINUTE CLUB DESIGNS WILL ONLY BE FABRICATED IN THE
EVENT OF EXTRA SPACE BECOMING FREE BECAUSE OF NO-SHOWS, ETC.
 
Designs may be submitted to CMC in CIF or uuencoded  GDSII formats
generated using the standard mapping conventions supplied by CMC.  The
three-letter prefix for design names in the FT14  technology is
"IQB".

2. DESIGN DEADLINE:

The deadline for submitting your design data and Request for
Implementation (RFI) to CMC is 5:00 p.m. PST on September 18, 1996.
ALL LATE DESIGNS WILL BE TREATED AS LOW PRIORITY AND MAY
NOT BE FABRICATED.

3. FEES:

Non-commercial designs submitted by CMC Member universities that have
been granted space (see item 1 above on how to apply) will be
fabricated in limited quantities at no cost, assuming standard
processing and packaging requirements.  Additional loose die,
additional packaged parts, special processing options and special
packaging are available by arrangement.  Please identify these
requirements on your RFMR form.  CMC will determine the charges for
non-standard services according to the service requested and will
discuss these with the designers.

THERE IS NO PAY-FOR-FABRICATION OPTION IN FT14 TECHNOLOGY AT PRESENT.

4. FURTHER INFORMATION:

For questions on CMC's support of the FT14  Bipolar Linear Array
technology, please contact Hsu Ho (ho@cmc.ca, telephone:
613-530-4674).  

The full fabrication schedule can be obtained from CMC's World-Wide Web server, 
http://www.cmc.ca  

5. ATTACHMENT - Form RFMR 3.0 R/960612


                    REQUEST FOR MANUFACTURING RESOURCES
                       for Limited-Access Technologies


SUBMIT FORM TO:				keeling@cmc.ca
RFMR SUBMISSION DEADLINE:		5:00 P.M. PST  July 24, 1996
DESIGN DATA SUBMISSION DEADLINE:	5:00 P.M. PST  September 18, 1996

		
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I: GRANT REQUESTED
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1. Project Description and Primary Objectives [max. 10 lines]:

2.  Accountable Faculty Member:
    Name :____________________________E-mail address:_________________________

3. Is this a new project_____ or part of a series of previous designs_____?

   If applicable, give project identification number or design name*
   and run date(s) for previous design(s)____________________________________

  *Design Name must be of the form:
   I + technology* + university code + identifier
   [e.g., UU=university code, DDD=identifier: CMOS4S ICAUUDDD, 
   BiCMOS IBAUUDDD, Mitel ICBUUDDD, FT14 IQBUUDDD, CMOSIS5 ICCUUDDD]

4. Amount of grant requested:

Design Name*   Estimated    Value of  	    Target Run       Name and E-mail  
               Dimensions   Requested      (see Fabrication  Address of
                            Grant           Schedule on WWW) Principal Designer
                           (price** x area)
  
1) ________    ____ x ____  $__________     __________	     _________________
2) ________    ____ x ____  $__________	    __________       _________________
3) ________    ____ x ____  $__________	    __________       _________________
  (add lines as needed)

Total Grant Request: $____________________________

**Technology:         Prices:
CA = CMOS4S           Price: $169/dsm2 
BA = BiCMOS 	      Price: $800/mm2
CB = MITEL  	      Price: $2000/tile (3008 x 3008 microns)
QB = FT14	      Price: To be determined
CC = CMOSIS5	      Price: US$670mm2, +packaging (estimate US$370)
                               
  
5. Will you have any unusual requests (e.g., special packaging or bonding,
   extra chips or dice, post-processing)?  Please explain.  [max. 4 lines]  


II:  ADDRESSING THE FABRICATION ALLOCATION CRITERIA
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SECTION 1 - REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS:
            Qualification for Fabrication 
 
6.  Explain why fabrication is necessary (e.g., explain why simulation or   
    FPGAs, etc. will not suffice). [max. 6 lines]

7.  Describe the feasibility of the project, i.e., elaborate on the design
    methodology from functional specification and verification to test, 
    referencing specific tools/equipment where appropriate. [max. 8 lines]

8.  Justify your need for fabrication in the chosen technology (if
    appropriate, reference results from previous project designs).
    [max. 8 lines]

9.  Who is going to test the chip(s)?________________________________________
    When do you expect to do the testing (year/month)? _______________________ 

10. What types of testing are to be performed?  Reference all equipment/
    tools including test fixturing, and the performance requirements of the
    equipment. Is the equipment available to you? If not, how do you plan
    to get access to what you require? [max. 12 lines]

11. How much time is allocated for test (indicate time required for
    learning the tools, setting up and fixturing, test vector
    generation, running the tests, diagnosis of test results and
    writing up test reports)?  [max. 6 lines]

12. Are you using DFT?   ___yes   ___no    ___not applicable
    If yes, what kind of fault coverage do you expect to achieve? [max.
    3 lines] If no or not applicable, explain why not. [max. 3 lines]

 
SECTION 2 -  EFFECTIVENESS MEASURES:
             Quality and Impact of the  Project                                                 
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13. Does this project contribute to postgraduate degree work of student(s)?
     ____yes ___no  If yes, how? [max. 3 lines]

    Complete for each student involved in the project:
    Student(s): ___________________________________________________________
    Faculty Advisor(s): ___________________________________________________
    Projected Graduation Date: ____________________________________________
    (add lines as needed)

14. Describe the research team (accountable faculty, graduate students, and 
    research associates) for this project (primary investigators first):

    Name: ___________________________________________
    Position: _______________________________________
    Percentage of time committed to the project: ____%

    Name: ___________________________________________
    Position: _______________________________________
    Percentage of time committed to the project: ____%
    (add lines as needed)

15. What is the total number of designs fabricated through CMC in the past 
    three years by the principal members of your research team? 
    0: ___  1-3: ____      4-6: ____      >6: ____ (check one)

16. Describe the support (e.g., funding, facilities) available for this 
    project.  [max. 5 lines]

17. Provide references for papers (conference or journal), produced by members
    of your research team within the last three years, that are most relevant
    to this project. [max. 5 papers in total]

18. Give evidence of the design ability and success of your design team,
    including examples of successful designs in the last three years.
    [max. 3 lines]

19. Is this project part of a collaboration with industry or other external
    agencies?   ____ yes   ____ no

    If yes, provide the following information for each organization:
    
    Organization          Contact                  Support
    __________________   ___________   ________________________________
    __________________   ___________   ________________________________
    (add lines as needed)

    Can this information be disclosed to SARC reviewers? ___yes ___no
          
20. What has your team contributed to the university microelectronics
    environment and/or CMC in the last three years? (e.g., designs, tools,
    services, TAC, etc.) [max. 10 lines]

III:  GENERAL INFORMATION
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21. Provide any additional information you feel is relevant to the
    quality, impact, and/or management of the project. [max. 10 lines]:
 

Attachment 1:

     FABRICATION ALLOCATION CRITERIA FOR LIMITED-ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES
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Applications for fabrication, via CMC's Request For Manufacturing
Resources form (RFMR), may be made up to 18 months prior to the
requested fabrication date.  This is particularly recommended if it is
expected that designs will be large and/or complex and/or if the
project involves a series of designs over an extended period.

The Silicon Allocation Review Committee (SARC), a committee of peers,
will use the following criteria to recommend the amount of fabrication
area CMC should grant to a project or individual design requiring
limited-access manufacturing technology.  RFMRs which fail to meet all
Required Characteristics (see Section 1 below) will be rejected without
further consideration.

CMC reserves the right to reject any design at the time of submission
for fabrication if it differs significantly from the RFMR description
for which grant space was allocated, or for reasons of design quality or
manufacturability, or if the design is received by CMC any time after
the submission deadline date for the intended fabrication run.


SECTION 1 -  REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS
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 Qualification for fabrication as evidenced by: 

   1.1  need for chips ( e.g., explanation of why simulation is not sufficient).
   
   1.2  project feasibility (e.g., elaboration of design intent
 	for chip and/or chip sets from functional
        specification and verification to test plans).

   1.3  justification for fabrication in the requested
        technology (e.g., referencing density and speed requirements
        where relevant, and any previous results).

   1.4  project management (e.g., clarity and focus of objectives, funding, 
	facilities and support personnel available for this project).
   
SECTION 2 -  EFFECTIVENESS MEASURES
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   Quality and impact of the project evidenced in the following
   areas:

   2.1  Student Training
	-   contribution to student's or students' postgraduate degree
	    programs.

   2.2  Research
	-   novelty and contribution to advancement of the state-of-
       	    the-art in microelectronics (e.g., design technique,
            architecture)

  	 -  description and qualifications of research team (faculty,
            associates and students involved) including research time
            committed to the project, quality of researchers (e.g.,
            publications, international recognition)  

   	 -  previous projects undertaken and record of IC design
            success.

   2.3  Industry Collaboration
	 -  collaboration with Canadian industry or agencies in
            pre-competitive research (potential benefits, opportunities
            for technology transfer or commercialization, development
            of processes and industry personnel).
             
   2.4  Contribution to microelectronics  research and training in Canada
	-   contributions to the research programs of your own or
            other universities, and to CMC's national infrastructure
            (e.g., cells, software, test chips, documentation).

   NOTES:

1.  Weightings of the above criteria are equal, but may change at the
    discretion of the CMC Board of Directors to allow influence to be
    exercised on different areas as circumstances change.

2.  Effectiveness will be assessed on a sliding, multi-year basis.
    Information to be presented in applications will be limited to the
    preceding three years.

3.  In special situations or unforeseen circumstances, the criteria are
    subject to fair and open judgement.

4.  Contract research activities are not eligible for grant space if
    results and information are for the direct benefit of the industry
    funder only.  Fabrication services are available on a pay-for-fab
    basis in these cases.

                                                  Form RFMR R3.0/960612   

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Canadian individuals and groups working in VLSI-related fields. 
 
For further information contact Kathryn Campbell     Internet:      info@cmc.ca
                                                     Fax:        (613) 548-8104
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