To meet application needs of major customers in Europe and the United States, eMemory Technology Inc. has completed the development of Neobit Fuse to replace traditional fuses such as current-burned metal fuse and poly fuse, or laser-burned laser fuse. Being a crucial component in electronic products, fuse serves the functions of switching redundancy memory, allowing for resistance adjustment and RC trimming in RF circuits, and storing low bit count information in security codes or electronic labels. Nowadays, products in markets are often limited by the irreversibility of current or laser burning process. Metal and poly fuses are restricted by burning equipment and circuit design, whereas laser fuses can only be burned before packaging and are limited in application with low yield. Traditional processing contributes to irreversibility and other inconveniences for fuse applications, whereas the market demands more adaptable and groundbreaking components to suit advancing semiconductor processing.

With the employment of its in-house embedded nonvolatile memory technology, eMemory Technology Inc. develops Neobit Fuse. With a complete fuse circuit design provided, the development time for users is largely shortened. Each Neobit Fuse component can be verified before use, thus solving the problem of usage irreversibility. On the strength of its full compatibility with logic process, Neobit Fuse can be fabricated without additional costs for process changing. Neobit Fuse circuit is small in size and can be placed into any tiny space without further circuit layout modification. The technology is reliable and highly developed, as verified in customers' products.

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. in Singapore has been working closely with eMemory Technology Inc. in promoting Neobit technology. With the maturation of the 0.35 um technology, Chartered has been devoted to developing 0.18 um and more advanced processing technologies. Chartered has employed Neobit and satisfied the needs of all levels of clientele with reduced cost and marketing advantages of Neobit, thereby strengthening its competitive edge in semiconductor manufacturing industry. eMemory Technology Inc. also endeavors to develop new products to meet application needs of certain customers of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. General manager of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. in the Asia-Pacific region, Bo Cheng commented, “The development of Neobit Fuse affords new opportunities for our clients, Chartered, and eMemory Technology Inc.. The potential of Neobit technology is highly valued. Chartered will commit itself to integrating developmental ability and marketing resources of related companies, so that the clients, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. and eMemory Technology Inc. can all benefit from the situation.”

Currently, Neobit technology has been successfully applied to MCU and fuse areas. eMemory Technology Inc. will continue to diversify applications of Neobit technology for all consumer electronic products. With the advent of adoption, verification, and its patent dispersal of Neobit technology by U.S. and European world-class electronic companies, eMemory Technology Inc. will work with its partners to attract major clients in Europe, the U.S., Japan, and mainland China.