Alliance Form

DIBE-University of Genova

Via All'Opera Pia 11/A
I-16145 Genova
Italy
Contact Person: Mr Maurizio Valle
Tel.: +39 10 35 32 775
Fax: +39 10 35 32 795
E-Mail: maurizio@dibe.unige.it
Web Address: http://www.dibe.unige.it
http://melserver.dibe.unige.it/wwwmicro/

Turn over of the company (1998)	Not Applicable
% Turn over Digital ASICs (1998)	Not Applicable
% Turn over Analog and Mixed Signal ASICs (1998)	Not Applicable
Total number of personnel	7
Number of ASIC designers	3

Type of workstations	SUN, SPARC 10/20>
Design tools	CADENCE, SYNOPSYS, HSPICE, MATLAB, TANNER TOOLS, VIEWLOGIC, ALTERA, XLINX

Experience (during the last 2 to 3 years)

Application domains

Industrial Quality Control Automation
OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

Experts in

Neural Network Analog Implementation
Analog Design>
Low Power

Number of ASIC designs per year : 1 / 2

Typical examples of realised projects

OCR Based on Analog Neural Modules
ASIC for Automatic Detection of Defects in Steel Plants
Gate Array for Field Bus Interface

Other activities

CAD Development for High Level SYNTHESIS

General description of the company

The Microelectronic group at DIBE is active in the field of analog and mixed mode ASIC design and it has strong links with the local industries. The permanent staff is made of 4 persons together with usually 3 Ph.D. students. We develop ASICs for educational and research activities and also for industrial projects. We have good experience in using AMS and AMIS technologies.