• DocumentCode
    757304
  • Title

    From Specification to High-Volume Production

  • Author

    Abreu, Manuel D.

  • Author_Institution
    SanDisk Corp., Milpitas, CA
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    In order to meet the ever shrinking market window, the ability to ramp up chip volume production has become a significant challenge. This is due to simultaneous changes in technology, functionality, schedule, cost, etc. This article presents a set of requirements and a unique design flow developed by SanDisk to help meet on-time volume production.
  • Keywords
    flash memories; DFM; SanDisk; flash memory data storage products; high-volume production; product launch foundation; semiconductor companies; Companies; Costs; Design engineering; Formal specifications; Logic testing; Manufacturing; Product design; Production; Semiconductor device manufacture; Time to market; IP; design for manufacturability; fabless design companies; specifications; system design; time to money (TTM); volume production;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7475
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MDT.2009.31
  • Filename
    4850408