Premier Commercial Foundry
HYPRES is a complete digital superconductor electronics company offering design, development, simulation, layout, fabrication, high-speed testing and packaging in a world-class production environment. The company has been engaged in the development and commercialization of digital superconducting electronics since 1983 and features the premier commercial foundry for these high performance, high sensitivity integrated circuits.
Features
• Niobium technology
• Fast turnaround time-typically six weeks
• High density circuits
• Digital circuits with more than 12,000 Josephson junctions
• Proven high volume production
• Demonstrated yield and reliability
• Use of HYPRES propriety simulation tools
Additional Foundry Services
- Comprehensive Design Rules
- Functional and DC Parametric Testing
- CAD Support and Verification Services
- High-Speed Testing
- Mask Set Composition and Generation
- Wafer Fabrication and Dicing
- Thin Film Deposition and Etching
The Team
The HYPRES team consists of the leading experts in circuit design, materials research, fabrication, characterization, packaging, cryogenics and process development for digital superconductor electronics.
Recent Expansion
In 2010, the company completed a $2 million foundry expansion project that included the addition of advanced lithography equipment, supporting tools and systems, facilities enhancements, and an overall increase in the plant’s physical space.
The foundry expansion paves the way for increases in the level of integration, functionality and speed of its niobium-based integrated circuits and provides the company with new market opportunities, including mobile networking, metrology and cyber security. Chip fabrication is now well-suited for advanced computing, medical imaging and leading edge sensor applications for commercial, government and academia customers around the globe.