Press Releases

MPW program enables rapid design verification and faster time to market

BLOOMINGTON, MN, January 3, 2019 – SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry’s most advanced U.S.-based and solely U.S.-owned Trusted Foundry, today announced its Multi Project Wafer (MPW) FastShuttle program offering customers quick and low-cost prototyping and design enablement with access to high performance processes and regularly scheduled launch dates. The program provides a vehicle to develop new ASIC and custom designs, meeting customers’ evolving requirements to bring products to market quickly.

SkyWater’s MPW FastShuttle program now supports rapid prototyping activities on its 90nm and 130nm technology nodes for applications ranging from commercially focused mixed-signal to specialized aerospace and defense. Volume manufacturing is supported at SkyWater’s ISO 9001 and ITAR compliant production facility.

“SkyWater’s MPW program is an extremely valuable service which directly meets our critical needs,” said Mike Ward, CEO, Linear ASICs. “Working with SkyWater gives Linear the advantage of high performance fab operations, but it is also the right size to be flexible and support us with the services we need to be responsive to our customers.”

The direct MPW program reduces prototyping cost for commercial and government customers by grouping IC designs and sharing mask costs among MPW program participants. In addition, production rebates effectively bring the cost of participating in the program to zero.

“We are pleased to announce the availability of our FastShuttle MPW program which enables our customers to achieve product prototyping, device characterization, and IP validation quickly and cost-effectively,” said Thomas Sonderman, President, SkyWater Technology Foundry. “We look forward to continuing to provide the reliability, IP security and high-quality manufacturing that is crucial for both military and commercial applications.”

For more information or questions regarding SkyWater’s FastShuttle MPW program, please visit https://www.skywatertechnology.com/mpw-fastshuttle/.

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based and U.S.-owned, DMEA accredited Technology Foundry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of differentiated integrated circuits in various markets including: consumer, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, and the IoT, among others. With decades of site heritage as an innovation service provider, SkyWater recognizes a growing need for enhanced services to help customers efficiently develop and rapidly bring new technologies and products to market. The company’s world-class team is experienced tailoring business and technical services according to individual project and customer partner needs. SkyWater serves as both an ASIC and custom foundry, providing
advanced development capabilities alongside volume production, enabling customers with unique technology solutions to innovate and scale next-generation products. For more information, please visit: www.skywatertechnology.com/.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

Legere brings over 30 years of expertise in operational excellence across a diverse array of industries and technology segments

November 6th, 2018, BLOOMINGTON, MN – SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry’s most advanced U.S.- based and U.S.-owned Trusted Foundry, today announced that Tom Legere has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Operations. In this role Legere will focus on evolving and enhancing SkyWater’s operations as they drive world-class foundry efficiency and customer support in support of the company’s long-term growth objectives.

“I’m extremely excited to have Tom join us at SkyWater as we accelerate our technology foundry transformation and work to blend best-in-class operational efficiency with a highly differentiated technology portfolio.” said Thomas Sonderman, President, SkyWater Technology Foundry. “Tom brings a unique set of operations leadership experiences across the semiconductor industry and the industry segments we serve. This deep understanding of our customers will be critical as we look to scale our business in 2019 and beyond.”

Legere brings an ideal combination of leadership and operational talent to the SkyWater executive team with extensive industry experience in aerospace and defense, life sciences, security, MEMS, renewable energy and semiconductors. He has led both mature and start-up organizations with extensive implementation experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), lean and six sigma principles, supply chain management and customer engagement. Over the last three decades Legere has held senior operational roles at a diverse range of companies, most notably Aurora Semiconductor, Sonavation, eSolar, SVTC, Cypress Semiconductor and Atmel.

Added Legere, “SkyWater brings a truly differentiated proposition to the semiconductor industry, blending innovative advanced technology development with the ability to manufacture at scale. I’m excited to join the team as we look to further scale the business with an operationally efficient, customer-first approach.”

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based Technology Foundry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of differentiated semiconductor manufacturing solutions. As a leading Trusted foundry, SkyWater blends best-in-class IP security and a customized approach to partner with customers and unlock their innovation. The company brings advanced development capabilities alongside volume production, which enables customers with unique technology needs to scale.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

3D Monolithic System-on-a-Chip (3DSOC) Technology Has the Potential to Deliver >50X Improvement in Computing Performance

August 13, 2018, BLOOMINGTON, Minn. –SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry’s most advanced U.S.- based and U.S.-owned Trusted Foundry, today announced its involvement in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI). SkyWater is working alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the largest of the ERI programs: the Three Dimensional Monolithic System-on-a-Chip (3DSoC).

The work at MIT and SkyWater will focus on the design and development of next-generation 3D Monolithic System-on-a-Chip (3DSOC) Technology to create densely integrated logic and memory products. The 3DSOC is created through vertically interleaving layers of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) based Field Effect Transistors (FETs) with Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM). This combination has the potential to enable a new class of microelectronic devices and systems that can deliver a 50X improvement in performance over state-of-the-art 7nm 2D CMOS technology, but fabricated using 90nm technology. The benefits of such breakthrough technology will set a new threshold for performance and energy efficiency for a class of products and devices that previously would have been constrained by cost and design limitations.

“3DSOC technology has the potential to have a profound impact on our industry in the way we look at performance scaling and power efficiency in next-generation devices, products, and technology platforms,” said Thomas Sonderman, president, SkyWater Technology Foundry. “As a U.S.-owned and industry-proven Trusted Technology Foundry, we’re uniquely positioned to closely collaborate with MIT and DARPA on the development and production of this technology in the coming years. We’re proud to contribute to this effort to help secure U.S. leadership in semiconductor design and manufacturing for years to come.”

The MIT investigators are Max Shulaker, Emmanuel E. Landsman Career Development Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering and Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “We are tremendously excited to be working with SkyWater to transition the 3DSoC technology from our academic labs into the real world, thanks to their unique capabilities of advanced fabrication, highvolume production, and technology development,” Shulaker said. The work will be undertaken at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL).

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based technology foundry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of differentiated semiconductor manufacturing solutions. The company brings advanced development capabilities alongside volume production, which enables customers with unique technology needs to innovate and scale. Reach out to see how SkyWater can help revolutionize your product.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

Experienced Semiconductor and Technology Industry Sales Leader to Spearhead Company’s Customer Engagement Efforts as Pure Play Foundry

June 7, 2018, BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry’s most advanced US-based and US-owned Trusted Foundry, today announced the appointment of Rick Harding as Vice President of Global Sales. In this role, Harding will be responsible for building and driving SkyWater’s overall sales efforts, as the company continues its Technology Foundry transformation and serves a broader base of customers globally. Harding brings over 20 years of technical sales experience to SkyWater, holding senior roles in sales, account development, technical design, operations and business development.

“There is no more important set of relationships we have as a company than of that with our customers and Rick is the right person to ensure we manage and grow them with the highest levels of service,” said Thomas Sonderman, President, SkyWater Technology Foundry. “From our earliest discussions, Rick and I shared a vision on the unique differentiation of SkyWater as a Technology Foundry, and the need to fully unlock that value for both existing and prospective customers. I am delighted to have him on the team in such a critical leadership function.”

Prior to joining SkyWater, Harding played key leadership roles in building and driving profitability for a series of private companies across a range of technology segments. He also spent 16 years at Cypress Semiconductor focused on technical sales and support of high tech semiconductor products. Rick is also on the board of directors at Red Team Alliance, a security education company based in Chandler, AZ. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from DeVry University in Phoenix, AZ.

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based Technology Foundry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of differentiated semiconductor manufacturing solutions. The company brings  advanced development capabilities alongside volume production, which enables customers with unique technology needs to innovate and scale. Reach out to see how SkyWater can help revolutionize your product.To learn more, visit www.skywatertechnology.com.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

Industry leader in IDM and foundry transformation to discuss a new model for design and manufacturing innovation

May 21, 2018, BLOOMINGTON, Minn. –SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry’s most advanced U.S.-based and U.S.-owned Trusted Foundry, will participate in ConFab 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, with President, Thomas Sonderman presenting a session on Foundry 2.0 – the Rise of the Technology Foundry. In this presentation, Sonderman will share a unique perspective on the emergence of the Technology Foundry, a new business model for the semiconductor foundry industry. The Technology Foundry model integrates custom advanced development capabilities with volume manufacturing leveraging proven process nodes. This allows companies to bring a new class of unique, and highly complex technology products to market in established and emerging segments like defense, Internet of Things, automotive, medical devices, quantum computing, artificial intelligence and silicon photonics.

“We’re standing on the cusp of a transformational time in semiconductor manufacturing as product and device complexity dramatically increases, along with the financial barriers to designing them on leadingedge process technology,” said Thomas Sonderman, President, SkyWater Technology Foundry. “The Technology Foundry business model offers an innovative alternative, partnering on custom design and advanced development along with the ability to manufacture on proven technologies at scale.”

The ConFab is the premier semiconductor manufacturing and design conference and networking event. It is owned by Extension Media and hosted by Pete Singer, Conference Chair and Editor-in-Chief of Solid State Technology – a standard-bearer in the industry. Thomas Sonderman’s session at ConFab 2018 will take place on May 22, 2018 at 8:45am at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based technology foundry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of differentiated semiconductor manufacturing solutions. The company brings advanced development capabilities alongside volume production, which enables customers with unique technology needs to innovate and scale. To learn more, visit www.skywatertechnologyfoundry.com.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

Industry’s Only US-Owned and US-Based Semiconductor Foundry Recognized for Contributions to State Business and Industrial Growth

April 16, 2018, BLOOMINGTON, Minn. –SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry’s most advanced U.S.-based and U.S.-owned Trusted Foundry, announced today that it was the recipient of the prestigious Progress Minnesota Award. SkyWater was acknowledged in the “Technology category” for its role in driving innovation and growth in the US technology ecosystem, from its headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota. With a local workforce of over 500 employees and growing, SkyWater helps many of the world’s leading companies in automotive, medical devices, Internet of Things, defense and supercomputing design and manufacture unique products and technologies at scale.

“In an industry that’s increasingly moved offshore in ownership and operations, SkyWater is taking a unique approach and investing in US-based ingenuity and technology innovation right here in Minnesota,” said Thomas Sonderman, President, SkyWater Technology Foundry. “We’re proud of the work we’ve done over the last year-plus to launch and establish SkyWater in the competitive semiconductor foundry industry. We look forward to a continued close partnership with State and local Government, and the great people of Minnesota as we grow our business in 2018 and beyond.”

Now in its seventh year, Finance and Commerce’s Progress Minnesota awards program recognizes the individuals, companies and associations that are driving business, industrial growth and economic development in Minnesota in unique and innovative ways. Progress Minnesota honorees are focused on the categories of economic development, technology, entrepreneurship and workforce development.

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based technology foundry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of differentiated semiconductor manufacturing solutions. The company brings advanced development capabilities alongside volume production, which enables customers with unique technology needs to innovate and scale. Reach out to see how SkyWater can help revolutionize your product. To learn more, visit www.skywatertechnology.com.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

Finance Industry Veteran Brings Deep Expertise in Growth Companies, Business Transformation and Change Management

January 18, 2018, BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – SkyWater Technology Foundry, the industry’s most advanced U.S.-based and U.S.-owned Trusted Foundry, announced today that it has appointed Steve Wold as Chief Financial Officer. Steve has more than 25 years of leadership experience, holding a variety of senior corporate finance roles. He brings a rich background to the company in capital markets, including equity, corporate financing and recapitalizations, and risk management. Steve succeeds Bart Zibrowski, who will move on to the role of Vice-Chairman for the company.

“As we complete our foundry transformation in 2018, I am delighted to welcome Steve Wold to SkyWater as our new CFO,” said Thomas Sonderman, President, SkyWater Technology Foundry. “With his background in high-performance growth organizations, Steve is ideally suited to help us deliver on our long-term vision. I’d also like to thank Bart Zibrowski for the tremendous job he did in putting a strong foundation in place for our finance organization over the last year as we created the company.”

Steve comes to SkyWater Technology Foundry after most recently serving as a key member of the leadership team of Arctic Cat Inc. (formerly ACAT – NASDAQ), where he was instrumental in completing the sale of the company to Textron Inc. in 2017. Prior to that, he was at Orbital ATK (OA – NYSE) for 18 years, where he was focused on transforming processes, change management, and driving operational efficiencies, as the company grew from approximately $1 billion to over $5 billion in revenue. Steve began his career as a CPA with Deloitte Audit and Assurance for over 7 years, where he focused on providing services to both publicly traded and privately held manufacturing entities. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of North Dakota, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of CPAs.

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based technology foundry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of differentiated semiconductor manufacturing solutions. The company brings advanced development capabilities alongside volume production, which enables customers with unique technology needs to innovate and scale. Reach out to see how SkyWater can help revolutionize your product. To learn more, visit www.skywatertechnology.com.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

Assigned the Technology Foundry Contracts and Customers from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (November 15, 2017) – SkyWater Technology Foundry announces that it has been assigned the Specialty Foundry customer relationships from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. The customer relationships were already being serviced within SkyWater’s 200mm semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility when purchased from Cypress earlier this year. Through the transaction, SkyWater assumes ownership of Cypress’ current embedded Specialty Foundry customer engagements and adds associated business management
personnel.

“This transaction builds upon the concept of a Technology Foundry, which enables customers to design, build, and scale their products by simplifying the realization of complex technologies through access to semiconductor technology, experienced personnel and volume manufacturing capabilities,” said SkyWater Chairman of the Board Gary Obermiller. “The addition of the Specialty Foundry customers is synergistic with our pure-play Technology Foundry model; customers come to us with their ideas and we transform them into practice through the application of our differentiated semiconductor technology and operational expertise.”

The Technology Foundry Business model enables customers to design and optimize their product concepts. In tandem with SkyWater’s advanced wafer manufacturing facility, customers are able to prototype and rapidly scale to production volumes, all inside of a highyield production fab.

“The Specialty Foundry Business was created in 2008 with the vision of providing advanced development access to a high-volume production-scale fab, building on the site’s proven track record of success in bringing new technologies to production,” said Michael Moore, executive vice president of Sales and Marketing at SkyWater. “It’s in our DNA. We’ve been doing development work at this site for decades, right alongside production. This move is a natural next step for the company and our customers. We have successfully diversified the customer base this way, by serving new and unique markets that are poised for rapid growth.”

As part of the assignment, which closed October 2, SkyWater will now have direct responsibility for all Specialty Foundry Business customers, eliminating the prior Cypress interface. Because of the existing working relationship between all parties, there will be a seamless transition for all current projects; the same team will continue working with all existing customers, the only difference being that they are now SkyWater employees.

Within SkyWater’s manufacturing facility there are a wide variety of unique technologies currently being developed and manufactured – from superconducting quantum computers to advanced technology Readout IC’s (ROIC), MEMS-based infrared imagers, DNA sequencing and fabrication platforms, and photonic integrated circuit (PIC) devices.

According to SkyWater’s Senior Director of Sales Brad Ferguson, “These types of Technology engagements just start with a simple conversation about our capabilities, and once Customers see the potential of our Technology Foundry solution, they realize this is the right place to transform their concepts into a manufactured product.”

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based technology foundry specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of semiconductor based solutions. As a globally recognized, DMEA accredited Trusted facility with advanced development capabilities co-located with volume production, SkyWater has the ability and flexibility to innovate to any scale with a wide array of special materials. Our roots go back to the pioneers of computing technology and as such SkyWater offers what most foundries cannot: decades of technology innovation experience. Reach out to see how SkyWater can help revolutionize your product. To learn more, visit www.skywatertechnologyfoundry.com.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

Veteran semiconductor executive to lead semiconductor wafer manufacturer

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Oct. 10, 2017 – SkyWater Technology Foundry has named Thomas Sonderman as the company President. Effective immediately, Sonderman will be responsible for leading the operations of the semiconductor wafer manufacturing company. Interim-CEO Gary Obermiller, will continue to serve the organization as Chairman of the Board of Directors and provide guidance on strategic planning.

Formed following the purchase of a 200mm semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Minn. from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation in March 2017, SkyWater specializes in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of semiconductor-based solutions. Sonderman’s immediate focus will be on defining new product markets and target customers while  simultaneously driving operational efficiencies. Building upon the company’s culture and brand will another important aspect of his role.

“We felt it was important that SkyWater’s president not only understand the industry and the operational aspects of a fab but is also capable of growing and diversifying a company built upon the foundation of another,” said Obermiller. “With Tom (Sonderman) we found someone who had experience in all aspects of fab operations and its associated processes. But more importantly, he was part of an executive team that spun-off manufacturing operations to form a new entity. Having walked a similar path, he is ideally suited to guide SkyWater forward.”

Prior to joining SkyWater, Sonderman was the group vice president and general manager for Rudolph Technologies’ Integrated Solutions Group. In this position, he was responsible for delivering industry-leading growth and profitability for the company’s software division, creating a Smart Manufacturing ecosystem based on big data platforms, predictive analytics and IoT. Under Sonderman’s leadership, the business unit realized three years of consecutive revenue and margin growth while solidifying a dominant market share position.

Prior to Rudolph Technologies, Sonderman was vice president of manufacturing technology at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Formed as a spin-off of AMD’s manufacturing operations in 2009, GLOBALFOUNDRIES is a $4.0B full-service semiconductor foundry serving more than 150 integrated circuit customers worldwide. A key contributor to the spin-off, Sonderman assumed global responsibility for utilizing proprietary Design for Manufacturing and Automated Precision Manufacturing technologies to create a competitive advantage for the company. During his tenure, he built and led a team that transformed AMD’s manufacturing operation into an independent manufacturing powerhouse able to effectively compete with competitors ten times its size.

“I’m very excited to join SkyWater,” said Sonderman. “Our company has a differentiated foundry portfolio and a highly motivated team. I look forward to leveraging my experience at GLOBALFOUNDRIES to create a truly world class technology foundry that delivers tremendous value over time.”

During his two decades at AMD, Sonderman held numerous executive management and engineering positions. Prior to the spin-off, he served as vice president of Manufacturing Systems Technology. In this role, he had global responsibility for development, integration, support and scalability of automation and manufacturing systems in the company’s wafer fabrication and assembly operations.

The author of numerous articles in the area of manufacturing technology, Sonderman is a sought-after expert on semiconductor industry issues and has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Investor’s Business Daily, CNET and DigiTimes. A champion for innovation within the semiconductor industry, he holds 47 patents and currently serves on the Executive Board for the American Society of Semiconductor Manufacturing and SEMI’s SMART Manufacturing Council. Additionally, he served as Board Chair for the International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing from 2007-2010.

Sonderman received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and an MS in Electrical Engineering from National Technological University.

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based technology foundry specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of semiconductor based solutions. As a globally recognized, DMEA accredited Trusted facility with advanced development capabilities co-located with volume production, SkyWater has the ability and flexibility to innovate to any scale with a wide array of special materials. Our roots go back to the pioneers of computing technology and as such SkyWater offers what most foundries cannot: decades of technology innovation experience. Reach out to see how SkyWater can help revolutionize your product. To learn more, visit www.skywatertechnologyfoundry.com.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., July 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — SkyWater Technology Foundry announced the formation of its Board of Directors. The inaugural meeting of the new Board of Directors was held July 12, 2017.

The formation of the Board comes following the creation of SkyWater Technology Foundry in March 2017 as the result of the purchase of Cypress Minnesota Inc., a 200mm semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Minn. from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. The purchase was funded by Oxbow Industries, a Minnesota-based private equity firm and diversified holding company.

Led by Gary Obermiller, Interim-CEO of SkyWater Technology Foundry and Co-Founder & Operating Partner of Mill City Capital, the Board is charged with providing guidance and strategic direction of company activities. Remaining board members include:

• Tom Lujan, Principal at Lujan Legal Counsel, LLC;
• Michael Moore, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing at SkyWater Technology Foundry;
• Dana Nazarian, Executive Vice President, Operations & Technology at Cypress Semiconductor;
• Dr. Scott Nelson, Chief Technology Officer and EVP Corporate Development at SkyWater Technology Foundry;
• Loren Unterseher, Managing Director of Oxbow Industries; and
• Bart Zibrowski, Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer at SkyWater Technology Foundry and Operating Partner at Oxbow Industries.

“The formation of our Board underscores the steps we are taking to establish SkyWater as the preeminent 200mm semiconductor wafer resource in the United States and to continue the legacy of high-tech manufacturing and innovation at this facility,” said SkyWater CEO Gary Obermiller. “As the most-advanced DMEA-Trusted, independent U.S.-based and owned semiconductor foundry currently in operation, the company has a unique position within the market. Under the guidance of such a seasoned Board of Directors, we are in a position to grow rapidly.”

The company manufactures wafers for Cypress under a multi-year supply agreement as well as provides engineering and manufacturing services for a wide range of global technology customers, including the U.S. government. Ideally situated to assist innovators in IoT, medical, photonics, and superconducting applications bring new products to market, SkyWater has the in-house expertise and production capabilities to develop to any scale with a wide array of special materials.

About SkyWater Technology Foundry

SkyWater is a U.S.-based technology foundry specializing in the development and manufacturing of a wide variety of semiconductor based solutions. As a globally recognized, DMEA accredited Trusted facility with advanced development capabilities co-located with volume production, SkyWater has the ability and flexibility to innovate to any scale with a wide array of special materials. Our roots go back to the pioneers of computing technology and as such SkyWater offers what most foundries cannot: decades of technology innovation experience. Reach out to see how SkyWater can help revolutionize your product. To learn more, visit www.skywatertechnologyfoundry.com.

SkyWater Company Contact: Ross Miller | 952.851.5063 | ross.miller@skywatertechnology.com
SkyWater Media Contact: Lauri Julian | 949.280.5602 | lauri.julian@skywatertechnology.com