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【Reduced Investment Risk】
By outsourcing production to a wafer foundry, IC designers can significantly decrease the investment risk associated with building today's extraordinarily costly manufacturing facilities. As the cost and complexity of developing and deploying leading-edge IC production technolgies has escalated, foundry outsourcing has become an increasingly attractive solution.
【Leading-edge Technologies】
By leveraging the advanced technologies of leading foundries such as UMCJ, it is possible to bring the most advanced electronic products to market in time-to-profit by shortening the development cycle and reducing development costs.
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The Advantages of the Foundry Business Model
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【Foundry's Competitve Edge】
By producing a wide range of products for multiple customers, foundry fabs are able to achieve an exceptional level of production flexibility and efficiency, fully utilizing the capabilities of the most advanced equipment over a wide range of advanced IC technologies.
【Faster Return on Investment】
Due to the nature of specialization, foundries can generate a return on investment much quicker than IDMs that spread their resources over all aspects of IC production, from the earliest stages of the design process to product marketing and sales. By generating a faster return on investment, foundries enhance their ability to raise the large amounts of capital asssociated with state-of-the-art IC manufacturing.
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