In the MEMS world we have something similar to this where you don't get a full wafer you just pay for copies of the device you design to be put on the next run.

In the MEMS world we have something similar to this where you don't get a full wafer you just pay for copies of the device you design to be put on the next run. In this case it makes even more sense because the processes are much more standardized for IC work.