Polar Semiconductor is the only United States owned and operated pure-play foundry. It offers unique combinations of outstanding service along with technology and manufacturing expertise to offer the comprehensive, flexible foundry services necessary to meet its customer s needs. Its foundry features the PolarShuttle, a multi-project, fast-track wafer program that provides a quick method for designers to test out their prototypes, expediting the time it takes to get products to market. The company also offers a complete array of back end services that include: extensive analytical lab services, prototype assembly, automated testing, probe card services and reliability and environmental testing. To support its wafer fabrication, Polarfab provides front-end design support, giving it one of the most comprehensive analog/mixed signal foundries in the industry. Polar Semiconductor is headquartered in Bloomington, Minn.