A Study on the Outsourcing Strategy of the IC Design Firms in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Liang-Hsien Chen, 陳良顯
• Other Authors: Yee-Yeen Chu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/51699496792192565234

碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 工業工程與工程管理學系 === 91 === IC design house is in a fabless industry. IC design house could use its own core competency of knowledge, and leverage non-core competency of wafer fabrication, IC assembly and test using outsourcing. Then IC design house could strengthen the competitive advantage of a firm, if the outsourcing is done through the strategic application, the suitable partner, and integrative the source and efficiency of subcontractor, to let to speedy time to market and time to volume. This research is base on the literature study, the interview of IC design house, and to collect related data from the IC industry. This study explores : (1) the IC design house’s core competency, (2) the way to use outsourcing to integrate resource, and (3) the outsourcing model the firm used for future development. The three major perspectives of outsourcing strategy are : to select the subcontractor from market institution, to setup supplier relationship for strategic position, and to evaluate performance of supply chain. The IC design house makes the decision of outsourcing base on the integrated, mutual evolution of the critical factors of the three major perspectives. This research is applicable to the outsourcing strategy not only for the fabrication product but also for the manpower requirements for design and intellectual property in the IC design house.