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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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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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
RoodMicrotec N.V., the leading independent company for semiconductors supply and quality services, has been selected by EnSilica as a key partner to support a major automotive ASIC design win. EnSilica is one of Europe’s leading companies in the field of custom mixed signal and digital ASIC design. This design win
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Managing an end-to-end ASIC supply chain process is one of the biggest challenges of chip projects. The semiconductor value chain, which has always been complex, does not seem to get any simpler. A McKinsey report pointed out “there has been a 50 percent increase in test and verification time during
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Open-Silicon, a system-optimized ASIC solution provider, today announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification. The internationally-recognized certification includes Open-Silicon’s design, manufacture and sales of ASICs utilizing subcontracted wafer fabrication, assembly and test services. This certification is an enhancement from Open-Silicon’s prior ISO 9001:2008 certification and underscores the company’s ongoing
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