Fabless Semiconductor Implementation (ELECTRONICS) - Hardcover

KUMAR

 
9780071502665: Fabless Semiconductor Implementation (ELECTRONICS)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0071502661 ISBN 13: 9780071502665
Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2008

Synopsis

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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

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    About the Author

    Rakesh Kumar (Poway, CA) is the Founding Partner and President of TCX Inc. He has been a champion of the fabless model at two self-funded start-ups, Cadence Design Services, Motorola, Unysis, and IBM. He is an Executive Committee Member and Treasurer of the IEEE Solid State Circuits Society and is a member of the steering committee of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference.

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    Publisher
    McGraw Hill
    Publication date
    2008
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0071502661
    ISBN 13 
    9780071502665
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Number of pages
    360