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CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series

Specialty Foundry Technology Platforms and Design Enablement

Event Details

May 15, 2026

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Host: Steve Crago
POC: Amy Kasmir

The broad and diverse customer base and application space served by specialty foundries is driving a very high-level of process technology innovation and design enablement. In contrast to digital foundries focusing on limited F.o.Ms such as speed, power and die-size, this diversity accelerates the development of differentiated technology platforms optimized for specialized requirements. In this talk we review key Specialty Foundry technology platforms across RF, BCD, and Silicon Photonics. It also highlights advanced design enablement solutions that leverage close coupling between process technology, device models, and EDA tooling. Together, these innovations enable faster time to market, improved design predictability, and enhanced yield for specialty integrated circuits.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Samir Chaudhry leads the Design Enablement groups at Tower semiconductor that are responsible for PDK, Modeling, IP, Design Services, Design Support, Tape-out, and Reliability. Prior to this, he led the SPICE modeling group at Jazz Semiconductor. His research interests include RF CMOS, Photonic and statistical modeling. He has worked with the Compact Modeling Council in developing industry standard compact models for circuit simulation. Prior to joining Jazz, he was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff with Bell Labs, where he worked on Technology CAD and device modeling for scaled silicon technologies. He has authored over 25 journal publications and has 30 patents in the field of silicon technology.