Sensors Converge: X-Fab Processes Tuned for SPADs

X-FAB Expands 180nm XH018 Process with New Isolation Class for Enhanced SPAD Integration

Tessenderlo-Ham, Belgium, June 19, 2025 – X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has released a new isolation class within its 180nm XH018 semiconductor process. Designed to support more compact and efficient single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) implementations, this new isolation class enables tighter functional integration, improved pixel density, and higher fill factor – resulting in smaller chip ar…

X-FAB Expands 180nm XH018 Process with New Isolation Class for Enhanced SPAD Integration - Automation Update

New module enables more compact designs resulting in reduced chip size X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has released a new isolation class within its 180nm XH018 semiconductor process. Designed to support more compact and efficient single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) implementations, this new isolation class enables tighter functional integration, improved pixel density, and higher fill factor –…

Sensors Converge: X-Fab processes tuned for SPADs

X-Fab has improved 25V isolation for better SPAD integration in its 180nm XH018 fab process. 4×3 SPAD arrays: Original Isomos1 and new Isomos2 (right) SPADs – single-photon avalanche diodes – ... The post Sensors Converge: X-Fab processes tuned for SPADs appeared first on Electronics Weekly.