Plenary presentation A

With the on-going improvement of semiconductor technology, and the consequent new applications that are permitted, the complexity of SoCs continues. While technical innovations have been used to address some of the issues, there is also a reliance on putting more design engineers and more money at these SoCs to tackle this continued complexity. But are the Fabless companies really innovative? What should be the primary focus of a Fabless company? Are there things that Fabless companies should be doing? In what areas should Fabless companies focus their innovation?