Title :
Semiconductor industry evolution for 21/sup st/ century
Author_Institution :
Taiwan Semicond. Manuf. Co., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
TSMC started the dedicated foundry industry 12 years ago. This not only accelerated the disintegration trend in the semiconductor industry, but also has created a multi-billion dedicated foundry business today. In next decade, foundry paradigm is expected to play an even more important role as foundry companies continue to build their core competency including leading-edge process technologies, advanced and flexible manufacturing capabilities, and customer-oriented service systems. The advent of SOC (system-on-a-chip) and the well entrenchment of the foundry industry will further move the semiconductor industry in the direction of complete disintegration.
Keywords :
integrated circuit manufacture; technological forecasting; 21/sup st/ century; customer service; dedicated foundry industry; flexible manufacturing systems; process technology; semiconductor industry; system-on-a-chip; Acceleration; Companies; Electronics industry; Flexible manufacturing systems; Foundries; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Semiconductor device manufacture; Subcontracting; System-on-a-chip;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Circuits, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 1999 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-930813-95-6
DOI :
10.1109/VLSIC.1999.797212
