Silicon Foundries

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Foundries To Fare Well In 2010

Jack Browne


.........market research firm iSuppli Corp. sees some hope for semiconductor foundries in its latest forecast of foundry revenues and markets. The research firm projects that pure semiconductor foundry revenues will increase by more than 39 percent in 2010,


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A low yield would increase the cost per good chip to the customer, perhaps to an unacceptable level. If the chip is too expensive, it will go into limited production just to meet critical needs. Or, the project may be cancelled altogether. Of course, neither case is the foundry's desired scenario. The foundry wants to sell thousands of wafers per design, producing millions of the same chip per customer.

Today's advanced processes make the yield challenge harder than ever because many aspects of the physical design can affect yield .....
http://electronicdesign.com/article/digital/get-up-close-and-personal-with-silicon-foundries10.aspx