DocumentCode :
2900882
Title :
New rules, new markets, new skills: ASICS in the 90s
Author :
Prophet, Andrw M.
Author_Institution :
Dataquest Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
fYear :
1990
fDate :
17-21 Sep 1990
Abstract :
Three major forces at work in the ASIC markets are discussed: the increasing importance of foundries, the global regionalization of the ASIC markets, and the emerging role of multichip modules. It is pointed out that the economies of scale and comparative advantage will force the foundries to supply higher quality products, in near-state-of-the-art fabrication facilities with highly flexible processing. Moreover, the cost of these facilities is expected to rise rapidly, thus forcing the user to continue to use foundries instead of building fabrication facilities. It is also believed that the linkage between users and suppliers will shift away from the classical arm´s length relationship to a partnership, where each party sees the other as an equal. The impact of regionalism on design and manufacture of ASICs and on the relationship of both processes to the ultimate user is considered. Multichip modules (MCMs) are a new wave in packaging technology consisting of a collection of multiple die mounted on a thin-film multilayer package. Some major applications of MCMs are identified
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; integrated circuit manufacture; marketing; packaging; ASIC markets; IC design; fabrication facilities; foundries; global regionalization; manufacture; multichip modules; packaging technology; Application specific integrated circuits; Buildings; Costs; Couplings; Economies of scale; Fabrication; Foundries; Manufacturing processes; Multichip modules; Packaging;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
ASIC Seminar and Exhibit, 1990. Proceedings., Third Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.1990.186072
Filename :
186072
Link To Document :
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