Fabless Semiconductor Implementation

Kumar, Rakesh

ISBN 10: 0071502661 / ISBN 13: 9780071502665

Published by McGraw Hill, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fabless Semiconductor Implementation
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071502661
• ISBN 13: 9780071502665
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Discover How to Launch and Succeed as a Fabless Semiconductor Firm

Fabless Semiconductor Implementation takes you step-by-step through the challenges faced by fabless firms in the development of integrated circuits. This expert guide examines the potential pitfalls of IC implementation in the rapidly growing fabless segment of the semiconductor industry and elaborates how to overcome these difficulties. It provides a comprehensive overview of the issues that executives and technical professionals encounter at fabless companies.

Filled with over 150 on-target illustrations, this business-building tool presents a clear picture of the entire lifecycle of a fabless enterprise, describing how to envision and execute fabless IC implementation.

Inside This Comprehensive Guide to Fabless IC Design

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Define and specify the product

Understand the customer requirements, the value chain, and the supply chain

Select the right implementation approach, including “make” vs. “buy”

Choose the best technologies and supply chain

Implement IC design, fabrication, and manufacturing

Build the operations infrastructure to meet cost and quality requirements

Program-manage the distributed supply chain

About the Author

Rakesh Kumar is a semiconductor industry veteran with extensive experience in managing IC implementation in both fabless and fab environments. He is the Founding Partner and President of TCX, Inc., a company that has assisted many fabless companies. He has held technical and executive positions at Cadence Design Services, Unisys, and Motorola. Dr. Kumar serves on the executive committees of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society and the IEEE Engineering Management Council.