Success Factors of Taiwan Consumer IC Design Industry

• Main Authors: Yen-Shu Chen, 陳彥澍
• Other Authors: Hsiao-Cheng Yu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15558219923633656478

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 科技管理所 === 90 === Taiwan IC design industry first started with low-end consumer products. Due to long-term government policy support, Taiwan semiconductor industry has established first-class foundry companies and the second largest number of IC design companies in the world. Recently, worldwide PC growth is slowing down while the consumer products sector, e.g.cell phones and DVDs etc.,is picking up rapidly.The advancement in SOC（System-on-Chip）technology promises consumer product Ics even smaller in size and richer in functionality. This research investigated the current status of consumer IC products, and the competition/cooperation among existing consumer IC designers. The development trend of SOC, and its impact on consumer IC designers were also analyzed. In order to acquire first-hand information, several consumer IC design company executives were interviewed to understand the trend of vertical dis-integration and the new IP trading business model following the trend of SOC. This research has concluded with the following observation： 1.Taiwan consumer IC design houses should acquire and make the best use of IP. 2.Design houses should collaborate with foundry providers and system vendors to secure manufacturing capacity on the supply side and IC product sales on the demand side. 3.The government should support cultivation of innovation and allow IC industry more freedom in competing globally.