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This is why most "semiconductor" companies are actually fabless, focusing on design while working with a partner(like TSMC) to have their designs manufactured.
by bittwiddle 3y ago
This is why most "semiconductor" companies are actually fabless, focusing on design while working with a partner(like TSMC) to have their designs manufactured.
- mlyle 3y agoI remember hanging out with Carl Amdahl after we were pitched our nth fabless semiconductor company, and him making the joke that if he ever started another company making IC designs, this time he would call it Fabulous Semiconductor.
- Scoundreller 3y agoAnd even fabbed semiconductor companies de-fab themselves, like AMD. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlobalFoundries https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlobalFoundries