The role of semiconductor foundries in advanced integrated circuit product development

Author

Saha, Samar K.

Author_Institution

SuVolta, Inc., Los Gatos, CA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

25-27 June 2012

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

35

Abstract

This paper describes the role of dedicated semiconductor foundries in today´s integrated circuit (IC) new product development (NPD). Conventionally, the semiconductor foundries provide cost-effective IC manufacturing technology and wafer fabrication services to fabless design companies. However, due to the increasing demands of system-on-chip for internet-centric applications, the fabless companies require complete NPD solutions including design support, technology customization, device models, and packaging. Therefore, the role of today´s foundries has become extremely critical to offer NPD services and end-product solutions for customers. This paper presents the necessary functions and core competencies required for transitioning semiconductor foundries from “pure-play” manufacturing only to complete IC manufacturing solution provider.

Keywords

foundries; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit manufacture; product development; semiconductor device packaging; system-on-chip; Internet-centric application; NPD solution; cost-effective IC manufacturing technology; design support; device model; fabless design company; integrated circuit product development; new product development; packaging; pure-play manufacturing; semiconductor foundry; system-on-chip; technology customization; wafer fabrication; Abstracts; Business; Design automation; Fabrication; Packaging; Semiconductor device modeling; Solid modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technology Management Conference (ITMC), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2133-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2132-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITMC.2012.6306393

Filename

6306393