In addition to the three Common Platform technology companies, Infineon, Freescale, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba collaborate in CMOS development, contributing valuable expertise in key application areas. Like IBM, Chartered and Samsung, the companies have teams of engineers working in East Fishkill, NY, where the collaborative research for the joint development is performed.
Infineon Technologies AG joined the Joint Development Alliance in August, 2003 and began participating at the 65 nm technology node. On August 29, 2006, the Common Platform manufacturers and Infineon announced the first circuits manufactured in their 45nm process and the availability of early design kits. In May, 2007, the Common Platform companies, Infineon and other Joint Development Alliance members announced the expansion of their development and manufacturing agreements to the 32nm technology node, building on their success in earlier technologies.
Freescale joined the Joint Development Alliance in January, 2007 at the 45nm technology node, focusing on advanced research and design enablement. Freescale participates in both low-power and high-performance technology research and development, bringing leadership in key embedded markets segments, including automotive, networking, wireless, industrial and consumer electronics to the alliance. The Common Platform companies, Freescale and other Joint Development Alliance members announced the extension of their development and manufacturing agreements to the next-generation 32nm technology node in May 2007.
STMicroelectronics announced participation in the multi-company Joint Development Alliance in July 2007 at the 32 nm and 22 nm technology nodes. In early 2008, STMicroelectronics joined the other Joint Development Partners in bulk CMOS development for these technologies by establishing a research and development team in the IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center in East Fishkill, NY and at Albany Nanotech in Albany, New York. IBM is cooperatively developing enhanced derivative technologies at ST's advanced development and manufacturing facility in Crolles, France.
