Uploaded October 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this special "in focus" episode of State of Electronics, we highlight Australia's only fab - "Silanna Semiconductor" - who compete on a global stage, creating "Integrated Circuits" (IC's) for niche markets. Through their success in combining analogue and digital designs onto a single die, utilising a materials advantage using Silicon on Sapphire, Silanna has produced "Chips" for major mobile phone manufacturers (including Apple, Sony Ericsson, Nokia), Many Satellites, The Mars Rover, the Cochlear Implant just to mention a few. Silanna has an amazing history having been created by AWA in Sydney, and despite incredible odds, continues to produce innovative devices that are radiation hardened and have many other advantages due to its substrate, materials advantage. For more information see silanna.com and about this series: stateofelectronics.com
In this special "in focus" episode of State of Electronics, we highlight Australia's only fab - "Silanna Semiconductor" - who compete on a global stage, creating "Integrated Circuits" (IC's) for niche markets. Through their success in combining analogue and digital designs onto a single die, utilising a materials advantage using Silicon on Sapphire, Silanna has produced "Chips" for major mobile phone manufacturers (including Apple, Sony Ericsson, Nokia), Many Satellites, The Mars Rover, the Cochlear Implant just to mention a few. Silanna has an amazing history having been created by AWA in Sydney, and despite incredible odds, continues to produce innovative devices that are radiation hardened and have many other advantages due to its substrate, materials advantage. For more information see silanna.com and about this series: stateofelectronics.com
