FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For the month of March No. 2 2007
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
RAMAT GAVRIEL INDUSTRIAL PARK
P.O. BOX 619, MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL 23105
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [_]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes [_] No [X]
On March 19 2007, the Registrant announces that Impinj Delivers Logic
Nonvolatile Memory in Tower Semiconductor's 0.13-Micron Process, attached hereto
is a copy of the press release.
This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into all effective
registration statements filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Date: March 19, 2007 By: /s/ Nati Somekh Gilboa
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Nati Somekh Gilboa
Corporate Secretary
IMPINJ DELIVERS LOGIC NONVOLATILE MEMORY IN TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR'S
0.13-MICRON PROCESS
AEON(R)/MTP MULTIPLE-TIME-PROGRAMMABLE NONVOLATILE MEMORY RAMPING TO
PRODUCTION; AVAILABLE THROUGH IMPINJ WITH "TRY IT NOW" PROGRAM
SEATTLE, WASH. AND MIGDAL HA'EMEK, ISRAEL - MARCH 19, 2007 - LEADING LOGIC
NONVOLATILE MEMORY (NVM) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) SUPPLIER, IMPINJ, INC., AND
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. (NASDAQ: TSEM; TASE: TSEM), AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALTY
FOUNDRY THAT DELIVERS CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS IN A VARIETY OF ADVANCED CMOS
TECHNOLOGIES, TODAY ANNOUNCED THE AVAILABILITY OF IMPINJ'S AEON(R)/MTP PARALLEL
ARCHITECTURE NVM CORES IN TOWER'S 0.13-MICRON LOGIC PROCESS.
EMBEDDED IN SYSTEM-CHIPS THAT POWER HIGH-VOLUME ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS SUCH AS
DIGITAL STORAGE DEVICES, IMPINJ'S AEON/MTP NVM CORES STORE CRUCIAL ON-CHIP
INFORMATION SUCH AS ENCRYPTION KEYS, CONFIGURATION DATA AND CALIBRATION
SETTINGS. AEON/MTP NVM CORES ARE MANUFACTURED IN STANDARD LOGIC CMOS PROCESSES
AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR LICENSE THROUGH IMPINJ'S "TRY IT NOW" SIX-MONTH FREE
EVALUATION PROGRAM (www.impinj.com/tryitnow.)
"THE DEMAND FOR NVM IP IN STANDARD PROCESSES IS GROWING RAPIDLY, AND WE ARE
RAMPING TO VOLUME PRODUCTION OF IMPINJ'S AEON/MTP TO MEET THAT DEMAND," SAID
DANI ASHKENAZI, GENERAL MANAGER OF CORE CMOS PRODUCT LINE AT TOWER
SEMICONDUCTOR. "WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH IMPINJ IN OUR ADVANCED
0.13-MICRON TECHNOLOGY, BRINGING AEON/MTP TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF
SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DEVELOPERS LOOKING TO INCORPORATE ADVANCED LOGIC NVM SOLUTIONS IN
THEIR DESIGNS."
IDEAL FOR PORTABLE APPLICATIONS, THE CERTIFIED AEON/MTP PARALLEL ARCHITECTURE
NVM IP CONSISTS OF HARD MACRO CORES IN 8-BIT TO 256-BIT CONFIGURATIONS WITH
PARALLEL DATA OUTPUT ENABLING INSTANT ACCESS TO ALL DATA BITS. ADDITIONAL
FEATURES INCLUDE 10-YEAR DATA RETENTION, CAPABILITY FOR UP TO 15,000 WRITE/ERASE
CYCLES AND ON-CHIP HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUITRY FOR SIMPLIFIED IN-FIELD PROGRAMMING.
"WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ALIGN WITH TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR'S EMBEDDED NVM
INITIATIVES AND EXPAND THE MANUFACTURING OPTIONS FOR IMPINJ'S AEON MEMORY
PRODUCTS," SAID LARRY MORRELL, VICE PRESIDENT OF IP PRODUCTS AT IMPINJ. "AS THE
NUMBER OF SYSTEM-CHIP DESIGNERS EMBEDDING NVM GROWS, SO DOES THE DEMAND FOR
FULLY QUALIFIED CMOS MANUFACTURING ALTERNATIVES."
EMBEDDED IN MORE THAN 300 MILLION CHIPS, IMPINJ'S AEON LOGIC NVM CORES ENABLE
HIGH-GROWTH ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONS INCLUDING RF MICROCONTROLLERS,
SECURE DIGITAL MEDIA AND PRECISION ANALOG PERFORMANCE TRIMMING FROM LEADING
FABLESS SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES AND INTEGRATED DEVICE MANUFACTURERS (IDMS).
THE IMPINJ PORTFOLIO OF NVM CORES UNDERGOES STRINGENT AND WELL-DOCUMENTED
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE AND MANUFACTURABILITY TESTING, AND IS AVAILABLE AT THE
WORLD'S LEADING FOUNDRIES IN VOLUME PRODUCTION AT 0.13-, 0.18- AND 0.25-MICRON
TECHNOLOGY NODES.
ABOUT IMPINJ, INC.
IMPINJ, INC. IS A SEMICONDUCTOR AND RFID COMPANY WHOSE PATENTED SELF-ADAPTIVE
SILICON(R) TECHNOLOGY ENABLES ITS TWO SYNERGISTIC BUSINESS LINES:
HIGH-PERFORMANCE RFID PRODUCTS AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP). A
LEADING CONTRIBUTOR TO THE RFID STANDARDS FOR HIGH-VOLUME SUPPLY-CHAIN
APPLICATIONS WORLDWIDE, IMPINJ LEVERAGES ITS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND INDUSTRY
PARTNERSHIPS TO DELIVER THE GRANDPRIX(TM) SOLUTION, COMPRISING TAGS, READERS,
SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION TO OFFER RFID THAT JUST WORKS(TM). IMPINJ'S
INNOVATIVE IP PRODUCTS, CORE TO THE COMPANY'S RFID TAGS, ARE LICENSED TO LEADING
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES WORLDWIDE, ALLOWING THEM TO SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE CRUCIAL
NONVOLATILE MEMORY (NVM) ALONGSIDE ANALOG AND DIGITAL FUNCTIONALITY ON A SINGLE
CHIP. IMPINJ'S IP PRODUCTS INCLUDE THE POPULAR AEON(R) FAMILY OF EMBEDDABLE
CORES, WHICH PROVIDES REWRITEABLE NVM TECHNOLOGY IN LOGIC CMOS MANUFACTURING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT http://www.impinj.com.
Impinj, Speedway, Self-Adaptive Silicon, GrandPrix, Monza, "RFID that just
works", and AEON are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Impinj, Inc.
ABOUT TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. IS A PURE-PLAY INDEPENDENT SPECIALTY FOUNDRY
ESTABLISHED IN 1993. THE COMPANY MANUFACTURES INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH
GEOMETRIES RANGING FROM 1.0 TO 0.13-MICRON; IT ALSO PROVIDES COMPLEMENTARY
TECHNICAL SERVICES AND DESIGN SUPPORT. IN ADDITION TO DIGITAL CMOS PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY, TOWER OFFERS ADVANCED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SOLUTIONS, MIXED-SIGNAL &
RF-CMOS, AND CMOS IMAGE-SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES. TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS CUSTOMER
SERVICE, THE COMPANY MAINTAINS TWO MANUFACTURING FACILITIES: FAB 1 HAS PROCESS
STANDARD AND SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGIES FROM 1.0 TO 0.35 MICRON AND FAB 2 FEATURES
STANDARD AND SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGIES OF 0.18, 0.16 AND 0.13-MICRON. TOWER'S WEB
SITE IS LOCATED AT http://www.towersemi.com/.
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EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND THE ISRAEL SECURITIES AUTHORITY. WE DO NOT INTEND TO
UPDATE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE, THE INFORMATION
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EDITORIAL CONTACTS:
Jim Donaldson Lynda Kaye
Impinj, Inc. Mango Communications for Impin
206-834-1091 650-799-2888
jim.donaldson@impinj.com lynda@mangocommunications.com
Michael Axelrod Melissa Conger
Tower Semiconductor USA Shelton Group, on behalf of Tower Semiconductor
408-330-6871 972-239-5119 ext. 137