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22nd Edition: Challenges and opportunities for collaboration within the semiconductor industry |
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Apr 01, 2004 at 05:44 PM |
Dr. M. R. Polcari, International SEMATECH
ABSTRACT
With the cost of an advanced technology wafer fab
at $2-3 billion and increasing at 15% a year, and technology R&D
product cycles costs exceeding $500 million a year and rising by 20%
annually, cooperation and collaboration have become essential to the
semiconductor industry's survival and success. For more than 16 years,
International SEMATECH has led the industry in forging collaborative
partnerships among suppliers, manufacturers, universities, national
laboratories and governments. SEMATECH's experience suggests that a
complex interplay of cooperation and competition may lie at the heart
of the industry's ability to sustain itself, and ultimately prosper.
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