Category Archives: Supply Chain

China IC Production Forecast 2008-2023

China has been the largest consuming country for ICs since 2005, but large increases in IC production within China have not immediately followed, according to data presented in the new 500-page 2019 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry(released in January 2019).  As

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Inomize is selected to develop and supply HP Indigo next generation ASIC for Digital Press

Inomize, a world leader of ASIC design services was selected by HP Indigo to develop an ASIC solution for their next generation of high-resolution industrial presses.
 
Inomize analog experts design will grant HP Indigo higher presses resolution than any other available commercial solution. Inomize team applied a new innovative

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Andes Technology and INVECAS Announce Partnership to Win RISC-V-Based SoC Designs for Advanced Processes

Andes Technology Corporation, a leading supplier of small, low-power, high performance 32-/64-bit embedded CPU cores, and INVECAS, a provider of leading edge IP solutions, design services and turn-key ASIC capabilities today announced a partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to win RISC-V-based SoC designs for advanced Fab processes. Andes

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Introduces Avera Semi, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Deliver Custom ASIC Solutions

GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced the establishment of Avera Semiconductor LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to providing custom silicon solutions for a broad range of applications. Avera Semi will leverage deep ties with GF to deliver ASIC offerings on 14/12nm and more mature technologies while providing clients new capabilities and access

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How to Calculate your ASIC Unit Cost

Finding your ASIC unit cost is one of the most important steps prior to starting any ASIC design activities. If you are a semiconductor company – your company’s profit is highly dependent on the ASIC production cost. This post helps you understand the different cost components related to ASIC manufacturing.
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Semiconductor Manufacturing – Quick Overview

Many admit that semiconductor manufacturing is the most complex and difficult manufacturing process that exist today. We agree. There are several ways to describe the Semiconductor manufacturing flow, but they are all boiled down to a very basic diagram.
 
The following diagram is a simplified flow describing the semiconductor

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