Chip foundry is a manufacturing mode in which the design drawings of the chip design company are handed over to a professional foundry for production. There are several reasons for this:
First of all, foundries usually have advanced manufacturing equipment and technology to provide high-quality production capacity;
Secondly, foundry can reduce the production cost of the chip design company, because the foundry can reduce the production cost through the scale effect; In addition, foundry can also speed up the time to market, because foundries usually have faster production cycles and delivery times. In short, chip foundry is an effective production mode, which can improve production efficiency and reduce costs.
Chip foundry refers to the design of the chip prototype to a professional foundry for manufacturing and production. This approach is mainly because chip manufacturing requires highly sophisticated technology and equipment, which require huge investment and research and development costs.
Therefore, many companies choose to contract chips to professional foundries to reduce costs and risks.
At the same time, foundries can also provide more advanced manufacturing processes and higher production capacity to meet customer needs.
This makes chip manufacturing more efficient and economical, and also promotes the progress and development of chip technology.
Because it involves cost, management, business strategy and other issues, not all chip design companies have the ability to produce chips. Some companies do not design chips, specializing in the production of chips for others, such companies are foundries, this model is chip foundry.
For example, Qualcomm and Apple are only responsible for designing chips, and then the production of chips is entrusted to TSMC for contract production. Because it can improve efficiency and reduce costs.