Strategic evaluation of ASIC impact to electronic products

Author

Juhola, Tarja ; Tenhunen, Hannu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

1995

fDate

18-22 Sep 1995

Firstpage

294

Lastpage

299

Abstract

The behaviour of the dynamic high-tech markets is difficult to model. Future developments and technology tendencies are surrounded by uncertainties. In this paper some strategic aspects with regard to ASIC adoption are discussed. ASICs, in comparison to standard components, can add value to electronic products by increasing functionality, decreasing the total system cost and making the end products more compact. ASICs have found their place in large companies, where it is more a question of the choice of processing technology rather than the choice of implementation method

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; economics; electronics industry; integrated circuit manufacture; product development; project management; strategic planning; ASIC; ASIC project structure; electronic products; functionality; implementation method; processing technology; product development strategies; strategic evaluation; total system cost; Application specific integrated circuits; Consumer electronics; Cost function; Electronic equipment testing; GSM; Laboratories; Mobile communication; Programmable control; Telephony; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ASIC Conference and Exhibit, 1995., Proceedings of the Eighth Annual IEEE International

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

ISSN

1063-0988

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2707-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ASIC.1995.580735

Filename

580735