ZMDI
50 years of innovation
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50 year celebration day, the ZMDI management team in front of the Dresden Castle in the heart of the city, June 22, 2011
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ZMDI stands for 50 years of innovation in microelectronics. We can proudly state that we are one of the oldest semiconductor companies in the world. The company started with a vision of the founder Prof. Hartmann in 1961 and continues with a clear vision today: A commitment to “green” technology. ZMDI’s commitment is evident in our portfolio. We provide energy-efficient devices for sensors, LEDs and smart power-management applications. We look to the future and detect opportunities for greater customer benefits in energy efficiency before they become obvious. We believe it is equally important to detect opportunities and to have the courage to make the necessary business decisions to execute on them. Over the decades we had to reinvent our business model numerous times; however, some values have been ingrained in our company DNA since our beginning in 1961: hard-working people, analog engineering excellence, invention with a solution orientation, competitiveness, a willingness to learn, and active participation in society. Today we tackle the global challenge of climate change. We do this by making products that help reduce CO2. We show our daily progress and results on our website. We have also been an active founder of Silicon Saxony, the largest microelectronics cluster worldwide. Socially, we sponsor chess tournaments, and created the ZMDI Open, which is the largest chess festival in Europe. This was instrumental in attracting the 2008 Chess Olympics to Dresden. We also support the American Foundation for Chess which teaches 50,000 children per year to learn chess. We want to continue our contribution in several ways: Innovate so we can create “first solutions” for our customers; remain profitable to nurture our highly skilled workforce within our familyand health-oriented company environment; and continue to be an active, socially responsible corporate citizen that improves our world and tackles challenges like climate change with green technologies. 3
Thilo von Selchow CEO ZMD AG
From present to history
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Content Preface ............................................ 2 From present to history .................... 4 50 years of innovation ..................... 6 Partnering with the best .................. 8 Our Vision + Mission ...................... 10 2010 ............................................... 12 2009 ............................................... 14 2008 ............................................... 16 2007 ............................................... 18 2006 ............................................... 20 2005 ............................................... 22 2004 ............................................... 24 2003 ............................................... 26 2002 ............................................... 28 2000/2001 ...................................... 30 The 90´s ......................................... 32 The 80´s ......................................... 36 1999
The 70´s ......................................... 40 The 60´s ......................................... 44
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50 years of innovation Process Period
Lithography layer
Typical products
Sample
PSGT
1974-1977
6 µm
U253 1kDRAM
1976
NSGT1
1975-1980
6...5 µm
U202 1kSRAM
1977
U83 Microprocessor family
1978
U114 Clock chip
1978
U115 Cardiac pacemaker
1978
CSGT1
1977-1987
6...5 µm
NSGT2
1979-1983
4 µm
U256 16kDRAM
1980
CSGT2
1980-1986
4 µm
U224 4kSRAM
1982
U5200 GateArray-System
1985
NSGT3
1982-1986
2.5 µm
U2164 64kDRAM
1984
CSGT4
1985-1990
1.5 µm
U61256 256kDRAM
1987
CSGT5
1986-1990
1 µm
U61000 1MDRAM
1988
CSGT6
1987-1990
0.8 µm
Development aiming 4MDRAM
IrDA
Wireless
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SSC
ASIC+ASSP
Application Specific ICs / Application Specific Standard Products
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14.000
10.000
16.000
8.000
6.000
18.000
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20.000
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SRAM/nvSRAM
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Digital Power Management
ZLED
CMOS Sensors
LED Drivers
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IO-LINK
IO-Link compliant HV Line Drivers
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ADC
Analog Digital Converters
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RFID + Wireless
AS-i
Transponder ICs with On-Chip Sensors
AS-Interface ICs
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Sensor Signal Interface ICs – MUSic™
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SSC
ASIC+ASSP
Sensor Signal Conditioner ICs
Application Specific ICs / Application Specific Standard Products
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Partnering with the best Creating solutions with partners around the globe
Customers Continental Automotive GE Infrastructure Sensing, Inc. Honeywell ACS Sensing & Control Key Tronic Corporation Measurement Specialties Inc. S3C, Inc.
Sensors for Medicine and Science, Inc. Wells Manufacturing, L.P. Bourns Automotive Division
USA
Distributors Servoflo Corporation Components Distributors Inc
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Representatives Centaur Sales Electronic Sales Professionals Matrix Design Technology MicroElecs Skyline Sales Associates
Customers AB Elektronik Sachsen Festo Basler ETO Sensoric Gillette Hella I2S IEE IFM Huba Control HYDAC Keller Kite Electronics Metallux
MPD OSRAM Pepperl+Fuchs Perkin Elmer PREH Siemens Medical Instruments Vishay Wika Representatives Prisma UK Tecams
Europe
Customer ORICA Distributors MB Silicon Systems Tritech Ltd.
Distributors C.Dis Consortium Farnell Newark Gardanet Henskes Onix Electro Rutronik Sagitron Spezial Elektronik Velorel
Customers Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Daeyang Electric Co., Ltd. Hyundai Motor Company KIA Motors LITE-ON Mobis Samyoung S&C Co., Ltd. Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd. OSRAM
Distributors Senterra Internix Soanar Excel Eltech Ocean Technology Representatives Dhuji
Asia
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ZMDI Design offices and representatives ZMDI Distributors
ZMDI Vision and Mission
... to be the leading product company for energy-efficient analog mixed-signal solutions!
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Our mission statement We are ‌ the innovative provider of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions. We provide ‌ high quality products and services of value to our customers on time. We enable ‌ our customers to create the most energy-efficient products for sensors, power management and lighting in their markets.
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ZMDI Corporate Design
PINK IS THE NEW GREEN Enabling energy efficient solutions
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Dragonflies can quickly, accurately, and simultaneously process multiple analog signals in demanding environments – like the precise measurements in ZMDI sensor interface products.
bees are masters of information collection and communication without loss of data in complex networks – like ZMDI’s interface ICs in industrial automation systems.
chameleons are hardy enough to thrive in tough environments – just like ZMDI’s robust devices for automotive applications.
2010 • World Semiconductor Market US$314B – ZMDI caps decade with 14% annual growth per year and grows 28% in 2010 • 280 employees
• Asia growth: ZMDI opens branch office in Seoul, South Korea • Opens Senterra branch office in Shenzen, China • ZMDI introduces 14 new standard products • ZMDI enters lighting market with the three new LED driver solutions: ZLED7000, ZLED7001 and ZLED7010, achieving up to 95% efficiency and
pumas can exhibit power and precision in a flash – like ZMDI devices delivering power at full speed while controlling power consumption.
gEEse can show endurance with minimal energy expenditure – critical elements that ZMDI products provide portable medical and consumer applications.
owls have a keen ability to make use of limited light sources, especially for nocturnal activities – like ZMDI lighting solutions enabling wise use of energy.
demonstrating ZMDI commitment to green technology • Broadens sensor signal conditioner IC portfolio, leveraging the one-pass calibration competence • ZMDI name branding and external communication: Pink is the New Green – Enabling Energy Efficient Solutions • Animals as key visuals – taking our inspiration from nature’s efficient systems and processes
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ZMDI Intellectual Property Top ZMDI Software Partners
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2009
• Worldwide financial crisis - Work week time reduced by 10% from April to December • New business model stronger focus on standard products • New business lines for medical and sensor signal conditioner, automotive, standard products • Focus on smart power management solutions • Expand design team with new design center in Munich, Germany • ZMDI signs contract with authorized representative Dhuji to support develop-
An international network of 150+ engineers with one goal: precision design. Worldwide ZMDI design centers in Dresden, Stutttgart, Munich in Germany, Varna in Bulgaria, and Madison, Wisconsin/USA – 102 patents
Technology Network
ZMDI Research Partners
Research Project
ment of automotive business in Korea • Green Excellence Product Innovation: Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award in the category “European Sensors & Sensor Interfaces”• New product family IO-Link ICs: the ZIOL2401 for sensor/actuator-to-controller level communication
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ZMDI Art of Technology
The Walk of Fame
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The Beauty of Technology
2008
• Semiconductor Market US$249B • ZMD AG has 268 employees - 74% of sales revenue is export business • ZMD AG establishes new risk management system • 10 years of continuous successful IOS14001 environment certification • ZMD AG strengthens international growth strategy • ZMDI – Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden International: creates ZMD Eastern Europe, Ltd. in Varna, Bulgaria, as design center with 14 employees •
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Expands international presence: Opens branch office in Tokyo • Opens Pocatello office in Idaho, USA • Leverages mixed-signal expertise to offer its industrial customers a family of 28 ADC derivatives for real-time applications • Rutronik and ZMD AG sign distribution agreement for Europe • SRAM business sold to Alliance Memory
ZMDI Strategy – fabless business model
The ZMDI Supervisory Board: Michael Fraedrich , Carl-Peter Forster and Prof. Dr. Gerhard Fettweis
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2007
• Worldwide semiconductor market US$ 256 B • Automobilee chips account for 7% • ZMD AG goes fabless: Sells its foundry, ZFOUNDRY, to X-FAB Semiconductors, Erfurt, Germany • ZMD AG shows growth of 3.2% with 240 employees after going fabless • 30% of sales are invested in R & D • Introduction of high-level modeling • First engineers get project management certification according to International Product Management Association
Left to right: Jens Kosch (CTO, XFAB), Chris Förster (CFO, XFAB), Manfred Riemer (COO, XFAB), Konrad Herre (COO Zfoundry), Hans-Jürgen Straub (CEO, XFAB), Thilo von Selchow (CEO ZMD AG), Dietmar Scholz (Wafer Fab and Facility Manager Zfoundry), Thomas Hötzel (CTO ZMD AG)
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Standard (IPMA) • Cooperation with Renesas Technology Corporation covering IP development for wireless 900 MHz Zigbee • 50/50 Joint Venture with VTLG, Hong Kong: Senterra Ltd., Hong Kong, distributor with sensor specialty • ZMD AG drives expansion of its sensor signal conditioner IC family, including ZMD31014, optimized for microcontroller-based sensor systems
ZMDI Spin offs and Partners
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The ZMDI Technical Advisory Board: Hans-Peter Metzler, Erich Wallner, Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian Reuss, Helmut Laub, Gernot Fiedler and Dr. Peter Thoma
2006
• ZMD America, Inc. celebrates 10th anniversary • Establishes Technical Advisory Board to support strategy, Gernot Fiedler takes lead • ZAK 10 program started • May: Thomas Hoetzel becomes member of executive management board • Sale of nvSRAM to Simtek Corporation, CO, USA • Joint Venture with IEE for opto sensors, IEE Vision GmbH, Dresden • SSC product family expanded – ZMD31150 provides integrated protection for
ERGO Umweltinstitut GmbH
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on-board sensing applications in various automotive environments • ZMD31015 sensor signal conditioner IC features on-chip diagnostics
ZMDI Corporate Culture
ZMD/ZFOUNDRY and 1st SILICON Signing Ceremony
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2005
• Ending of first restructuring: 82% growth in 5 years • Finalized transition from 5-inch production line to 6-inch production line after € 120M investment • March: Richard Gibbs becomes WW vice-president of sales • March: Thomas Hoetzel starts as director of technology and design • ZMD AG/ ZFOUNDRY and 1st SILICON (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. sign strategic production and development agreement for highly integrated automobile technology
One team, dedicated to being best so customers can be first in their markets
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• German Tech Tour 2005 visits ZMD AG in Dresden • International Venture Capitalists award 27 high-tech companies out of 200 applications • ZMD America joins forces with Stony Brook University to bring business support to environmental forum • ZMD AG sells Microelectronic Packaging GmbH (MPD) (team of 160 people, €17M sales revenue) to Silicon Sensor International AG, Berlin
ZMD AG’s campus inauguration
Continuing a culture of vision, leadership, and innovation
DRESDEN CAMPUS 24 Thilo von Selchow, Georg Milbradt, Carl-Peter Forster, Michael Fraedrich, Ingolf Roßberg and Gerhard Fettweis
2004
• ZMD AG celebrates opening of new corporate campus, investment of €17 million provides foundation for future growth • Successful launch of ZFOUNDRY (100% spin-off of ZMD AG) to offer customers fabrication capacity for analog, mixed-signal and power management products • Business Lines: Automotive, Personal Diagnostic, Opto Sensor, Memory, SSC, WPAN, IR and ZFoundry • Successful Introduction of Six Sigma: 300 yellow belts and green belts in three years, 50 projects • March: Prof. Bernd Junghans leaves ZMD AG, Klaus Troschel becomes CFO, Konrad Herre becomes
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COO • ZMD AG and Honeywell International Inc. sign a strategic partnership agreement • ZMD AG and Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG enter into a strategic partnership for precision silicon temperature sensor distribution • Cooperation with First Silicon to develop nvSRAM and SRAM automotive in 0.18µ • ZMD AG wins silver “Best of Sensors” award in the category “communication and network products” • ZMD AG’s support brings Chess Olympics to Dresden 2008
ZMDI Activities
CMOS IC
New campus in construction
ZMDI Design Center Stuttgart Teambuilding Event in Wackerbarth, Germany
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2003
• ZMD AG foundry in Dresden produces about 150,000 6-inch silicon wafers/one billion ICs annually • ZMD AG design center celebrates ”topping-out ceremony“ and cornerstone celebration for new campus • New organization structure: Business Unit ASIC and Standard Products (ASSP) • Fitness program started – Corporate Culture Management project with Michael Walleczek, starting with 77 to 100 and finally 200 employees • Microelectronic Packaging Dresden moves into new building • Design center, Stuttgart, Germany, opening • Neolinear’s NeoCircuit adopted by ZMD AG to improve designer productivity and speed time to market
Carl-Peter Forster and Thilo von Selchow
ZMDI‘s celebration on occasion of the laying of the corner stone of campus
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Team Training “Transformation” in monastary St. Mariental, Germany
• Rood Technology and ZMD AG sign strategic production test contract • ZMD AG demonstrates first IEEE 802.15.4 radio at first ZigBee
European open house • ZMD AG and the Swiss companies CSEM and CEDES AG receive the European Information Society Technologies Prize 2004 prize) for successful development of the miniature camera • ZMD AG becomes member of the environment alliance due to voluntary environmental efforts • Certificate from TÜV Management Service GmbH for environment management in the areas development, production, test and distribution is awarded by Saxony’s environment and agriculture minister Steffen Flath TM
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ZMDI Sponsoring
Elisabeth Pähtz and Garry Kasparov Carl-Peter Forster with a “chess enthusiast“
Garry Kasparov and Thilo von Selchow
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2002
• ZMD AG spins off Analog Mixed Signal Services GmBH & Co, reorganizes ZMD AG into three business units: Wireless, Sensor ICs, and Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) • Concentration on development and production of high-performance ASICs for analog and mixed-signal devices • Start T2M program • Melville, New York office opening with chess celebrity Garry Kasparov • Carl-Peter Forster becomes chairman of the supervisory board; Mr. Michael Fraedrich becomes member of the supervisory board, Mr. Helmut Laub becomes deputy of the supervisory board,
Garry Kasparov Elisabeth Pähtz and the Klitschko Brothers
Elisabeth Pähtz and Thilo von Selchow Garry Kasparov
Otto Schily
ZMD Office Opening im New York with Garry Kasparov
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Dr. Hans Georg becomes CFO, Thilo von Selchow named CEO of Silicon Saxony e.V. • Photonic Mixing Devices Technologies and ZMD AG sign license agreement to develop innovative optoelectronic devices which are nominated for “Zukunftspreis” of the federal president • ZMD AG becomes member of the ZigBee Alliance and chair of market committee • New product: ZMD44101, ZMD’s 900 MHz single chip-transceiver extends battery life providing high reliability and low costs for wireless data transfer • New Product Family: BUS ICs – AS-i Technology
ZMD Team
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2000/2001
• Zentrum Mikroelektronik GmbH becomes fully privatized, converting to ZMD AG • Carl-Peter Forster (CEO Adam Opel AG), Prof. Gerhard Fettweis (Vodafone chair, TU Dresden) and Michael Fraedrich (WGZ Bank AG) join ZMD AG Supervisory Board • Prof. Bernd Junghans becomes member of the exeutive board • Migration from 5-inch to 6-inch wafers • Start of first 6-inch production line celebrated with Gary Kasparov • ZMD AG scores coup by hiring the complete engineering team of AMI Design Center in Dresden: With this move ZMD AG adds 50 excellent designers to en-
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gineering force • Celebrates 40 years Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden, in the Pillnitz castle • Stock option program for all employees • 10% conditioned capital increase • Introduction of new ZMD Logo • Expansion of international design team: Acquisition of chip design company “Reining International” and opening of ZMD Design Center Madison, Wisconsin, USA • Silicon Saxony industry cluster is founded in Dresden – ZMD AG is founding member • EU notification successful per October 2001, ZMD with largest design team at location in Dresden
The 1990‘s
The state-owned enterprise (VEB) becomes Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dres-
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den GmbH in the summer of 1990. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the business is initially administrated by the Treuhandanstalt (Trust Agency). The advent of the market-based economy seriously affects the company’s sector, but the company nevertheless succeeds in maintaining its top-class quality standards.
Probe card adapter
Wafer and circuits
Wet processing area
Optical inspection area
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1999: September 1st: Thilo von Selchow becomes managing director 路 1999: January 1st: Sachsenring Automobiltechnik acquires ZMD
BRAUN ThermoScan with ZMD technology
ZMD advertising from the 90´s
ZMD IC from the 90´s
1996: the new group of fast, non-volatile SRAM’s was demonstrated under the title of “The Two-Brain-Chip – The memory with the perfect mind”
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1996: On The Road To Silicon Valley: founding of ZMD America, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA (USA) · 1994: ZMD was awarded ISO9001 and
1992, demonstration of staff members for future job existence on a central point of the town of Dresden 1991, in front of the main house 42 (today Maria-Reiche-Strasse)
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CECC114 certifications 路 1992: In a critical phase ZMD employees joined forces and demonstrated for the existence of the organization
1988: Presentation of the 1 Megabit Memory Circuit
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Prestigious high-tech projects against a backdrop of political change The 1980´s were very much characterized by political change. In technological terms, CMOS technology comes to the fore. The 1 megabit chip attracts a great deal of attention as a prestige project in 1988, but production ends for economic reasons.
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