The design-service challenge: Q&A with Global Unichip
The global semiconductor industry is now seeing close cooperation between outsourced design and foundry. In Taiwan, the two leading design-service houses are usually identified as Global Unichip Corp., which enjoys a close relationship with foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC), and Faraday Technology Corporation, associated with foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC).
DigiTimes.com recently had an opportunity to talk with Jim Lai, president and COO of Global Unichip, about the design-service business model, the company’s relationship with TSMC and the challenges involved with advanced technology design, including design for deep-submicron.
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