ASIC – Spirit Electronics

Own Your ASIC,
Own Your Supply Chain

ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) are a smart investment when you know your product’s exact application and functional requirements.

ASICIt’s an ASIC! More programs can take multiple IC functions and design, manufacture and program a single IC that can do it all. From processing to sensing to memory and power management, a single multi-function ASICIt’s an ASIC! More can reduce the demands and lead times in your supply chain.

And best of all, you own that ASICIt’s an ASIC! More component from design to application as your own IP.

Sean MacDonald, Director of Technical Sales at Spirit Electronics, explains the processes and benefits involved in ASICIt’s an ASIC! More programs.

Why ASICs

Own Your IP
Faster Fab during Allocation
Lean & Flexible Supply Chain
One Multi-Function IC

DLA Commercial Lab Suitability for MIL-STD-883

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Temperature Cycling 1010 A-E
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Ultrasonic Inspection of Die Attach 2030
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Spirit Electronics offers foundry services in collaboration with TI.

Get Started —

Bring us your application needs and design. We’ll collaborate on inputs, outputs, functionality, then we manage it ALL after the design kickoff.

Spirit manages your ASIC program from design to delivery.

1. ASIC Design & Engineering Support

Requirements—ASICs are designed to meet application-specific requirements. We help you define ASICIt’s an ASIC! More requirements and make sure your product design is engineered to support your application.

IP & Tech Nodes—Spirit is an authorized supplier to industry-leading OEMs. Our ASICIt’s an ASIC! More engineering experts have large IP libraries for reference in the design stage. Your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More has to meet your requirements, but you don’t have to design from scratch.

Logistics & Planning—Our agile logistics and program management take your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More design and source a foundry, raw materials and service providers. You decide the design, we deliver your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More ready for your production line.

Create an ASICIt’s an ASIC! More family—Capitalize on your design investment by creating multiple ASICs to support a range of product applications and performance requirements.

2. Foundry & Manufacturing

Fab & Production—Spirit Electronics now offers foundry services in collaboration with Texas Instruments (TI). Spirit works with the foundry for quantity management and to maximize space on the wafer for each production run.

Substrates—Choose from ceramic or organic substrates to mount your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More die. We can manage your substrate supply or work with one of our partners.

Substrate characterization—Spirit’s test capabilities can characterize substrates for thermal requirements. Substrate characterization can enhance ASICIt’s an ASIC! More reliability and performance.

Packaging—Spirit will package your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More into its final form. We work with your packaging supplier or can source the package from one of our trusted partners.

3. ASIC Testing & Qualification

Wafer Probe—Our advanced electrical testing capabilities allow us to probe ASICs on each wafer. Wafer probe eliminates die failure but also determines the electrical limits of each ASICIt’s an ASIC! More.

Bin & Sort—Sort ASICIt’s an ASIC! More die into performance ranges based on electrical characterization. Select the highest-reliability ASICs for your most critical applications. Our test experts can help define test ranges to optimize ASICIt’s an ASIC! More performance.

SAM Analysis of Final Packaging—Analyze bonds and packaging to prevent voids in your finished ASICIt’s an ASIC! More chip. Know your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More will be packaged for the application’s environmental conditions.

Electrical Test—Electrical characterization at ASICIt’s an ASIC! More or a system level guarantees peak performance in your application’s conditions.

Burn-in, stress testing, temp cycling—Validate your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More performance for any environment, whether in defense applications, ground conditions, or the harsh conditions of space.

Radiation testing—Radiation testing can characterize your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More for rad-hard or rad-tolerant space applications.

MIL-STD-883 testing—Spirit is a qualified DLA commercial lab provider for MIL-STD-883.

4. Wafer Banking & Storage

You own your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More and your production schedule. ASICIt’s an ASIC! More programs support long-term production, even into EOL and legacy applications.

Nitrogen Storage—Spirit offers nitrogen storage options with cabinets and packaging. Our on-site nitrogen-generator supports optimal ASICIt’s an ASIC! More die and wafer storage to prevent oxidation. We can stock and store your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More ready to meet production schedules well in advance.

Wafer Banking—Proper wafer storage can extend and ensure long term viability.

We already have a provider for…

Already working with a partner on substrates, packaging or another step in the ASICIt’s an ASIC! More process? Spirit works with your partners to manage all program logistics. We save you time and budget from design to delivery, and you know where your ASICIt’s an ASIC! More is every step of the way.

Legacy Design and EOL Support

When a product goes end-of-life after long-term use, you know its essential applications and requirements. Design an ASICIt’s an ASIC! More to meet or even improve on that form, fit and function to keep production running.

Legacy ASICIt’s an ASIC! More programs can also benefit from improved design to incorporate new technology, alternative substrates or production processes.