TSMC keynoter touts cooperative business models

Dylan McGrath, EE Times
(07/29/2009 2:51 AM EDT)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Future growth in EDA and other segments of the semiconductor industry supply chain depends on the evolution of a new breed of collaborative business model that enable partners to pool costs and increase profits, according to Fu-Chieh Hsu, vice president of Design & Technology Platform at leading foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).
Delivering a keynote address at the Design Automation Conference here Tuesday (July 28), Hsu said a community business model with tight partnerships could enable TSMC and ecosystem partners to collectively create greater value and get better returns by collaborating to reduce waste, development costs and maintenance overhead.

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