TowerJazz to make SoCs using magnetic NVM tech from Crocus

TowerJazz has licensed Crocus’ Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) process technology to use in its customers’ embedded System-On-Chip (SoC) applications. Products based on MLU tech manufactured by TowerJazz are expected to hit the market before the end of 2013 with a few customers that are already being engaged. As part of the agreement, Crocus will make its MLU blocks, including magnetic sensors and secure embedded memories, available to TowerJazz customers for integration into their SoC designs. TowerJazz says Crocus’ MLU will enable better performance with non-volatile memory (NVM) i.e. speed like DRAM. It will include unique security options that are not available in other NVMs and uniquely provide SoCs with magnetic sensor technology. Crocus and TowerJazz plan to collaborate to promote the MLU technology and related MLU blocks to their respective customers. With support from Crocus, TowerJazz has started porting and installing the MLU technology at its Migdal Haemek manufacturing facility in Israel. In addition to manufacturing MLU-based products for SoC customers, Crocus also intends to use TowerJazz’s manufacturing capability to bring its own magnetic sensor and non-volatile memory products to market later this year. TowerJazz explains: Crocus’ MLU is a magnetic technology offering significant advantages in performance, security and cost-effectiveness over Flash memory. ...