Semiconductor industry is a complex industry wherein Companies need to keep on investing in R&D to introduce new products every year and stay competitive. Technologies are changing so fast that majority of the companies cannot afford to develop and implement new technologies alone. Product Design and Process Design are two main areas of investments in this industry. Semiconductor companies are at crossroads whether to make huge investments in setting up new FABs or use Foundry services to get their chips manufactured. Some semiconductor companies manufacture their own devices, while some others only design their products and outsource the manufacturing to foundry companies.
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