HRL FOUNDRY SERVICES

Trusted Foundry Services

HRL Laboratories is one of 16 companies accredited by the US Department of Defense (DoD) as a trusted foundry and is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

We provide top-tier microelectronic foundry services for federal agencies and companies in the commercial and military sectors, including major defense contractors.

• Our 10,000-square-foot, ISO 4 clean room and other supporting labs provide comprehensive microelectronics and nanotechnology fabrication capabilities, such as material growth, deposition, structure formation and characterization. These facilities enable world-record component performance and novel nanoscale device structures.
• We offer Trusted Foundry services and HRL Technologies™ contract R&D for compound semiconductor devices and ICs.

GaN Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) and Dedicated Wafer Services

• HRL offers MPW services for its millimeter-wave GaN technology for the fabrication of high-frequency monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). Design teams can prototype circuits at reduced cost.
• Dedicated wafer services provide another method to access our GaN fab for further MMIC design development on flexible schedule. Additional testing and packaging services are available as options.
• HRL offers free training for its Process Design Kit (PDK), which is available in both Microwave Office and ADS.
• MPW GaN Design Tapeout Schedule is shown below, with reservations accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Items may be controlled under the provisions of U.S. Export laws including 15CFR Parts 730 - 774 (Export Administration Regulations), and may require a license to export or re-export.

Terms and Conditions for GaN MPW Commercial Foundry Services

• Commercial Foundry Services Non-Disclosure Agreement v. 1.0 (Feb. 2025)
• Foundry Services Multi-Project Wafer Terms & Conditions (June 2025)
• HRL GaN T3 Foundry Process Design Kit (PDK) End User License Agreement v. 1.0 (July 2024)

For more GaN foundry information or MPW reservations, please contact GaNMPW[at]HRL.com.

Nanofabrication & Pilot Production Manufacturing Services

HRL offers over 25 years of microfabrication experience, a fully equipped cleanroom facility and a team with extensive knowledge in device design, process development and integration.

• By collaborating with commercial customers, we work to develop and prototype their emerging technologies and to fulfill pilot production manufacturing needs.
• We specialize in manufacturing micro- and nano-electronic devices used in aerospace and defense systems, ensuring the utmost care for customer’s IP.

Our capabilities include:

• Epitaxial Growth
• Metallization, Dielectric, ALD and CVD Thin-Film Deposition
• Optical Lithography and Electron Beam Lithography
• Wet/Dry Etch and Surface Treatment
• Product Design and Device Modeling
• IC Singulation, Assembly and Packaging
• Device & Reliability Testing

We offer flexible contracting and intellectual property terms. For more HRL foundry services information, please contact fab[at]hrl.com or call (310) 317-5636.