The chip industry chain can usually be divided into upstream, midstream and downstream three links, each link has different participants and responsibilities. Here is a brief explanation of these links:
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1. Upstream industry chain: The upstream industry chain mainly involves the design and manufacturing of chips. This segment includes chip Design companies, chip raw material suppliers, EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tool providers, and wafer foundries. The chip design company is responsible for designing the circuit structure and function of the chip, the chip raw material supplier provides the raw materials needed to manufacture the chip, the EDA tool provider provides the software tools for circuit design and verification, and the foundry is responsible for manufacturing the designed chip.
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2. Midstream industry chain: The midstream industry chain mainly involves the packaging and testing of chips. This link includes packaging and testing companies and assembly plants. The packaging and testing company is responsible for packaging the chip, that is, packaging the chip into the shell in order to protect and connect the chip. The assembly plant is responsible for assembling the packaged chips and other components together to form the final usable electronic product.
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3. Downstream industry chain: The downstream industry chain refers to the link where the chip is applied to the final product. This segment includes electronics manufacturers, system integrators and end consumers. Electronics manufacturers use chips as core components to make a variety of electronic devices, such as smartphones, computers, televisions, and more. Systems integrators are responsible for integrating chips with other hardware and software to build specific systems or solutions. The end consumer is the group of people who buy and use the electronic products used in the chip from the downstream industry chain.
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It is important to note that the players in the chip industry chain may vary according to different regions and specific applications. In addition, due to the complexity and relevance of the chip industry chain, close cooperation and coordination between various links is also crucial to ensure the smooth progress of chip design, manufacturing, packaging, testing, application and other links.
The upper, middle and downstream industry chain of chips refers to the whole industry chain related to chips, including chip design, manufacturing, packaging and testing, equipment manufacturing, material supply, system integration and application.
Upstream is mainly chip design, including chip architecture design, circuit design, etc. The middle reaches are chip manufacturing, including photolithography, wafer manufacturing, etc. Downstream is the packaging, testing and application of chips, including packaging and testing equipment manufacturing, system integration and the final application of chips in computer, communications, consumer electronics and other fields. The industrial chain of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the chip is interrelated and interdependent, which together constitute the ecosystem of the entire chip industry.
The middle and downstream industrial chain on the chip is as follows
The general industrial chain is divided into upstream design, midstream manufacturing, downstream packaging and testing. Chip design belongs to the upstream industry, and the circuit diagram is designed according to the needs of customers, including circuit design, logic design, graphic design and other sub-links.