Outsourcing Semiconductor IP
February 15, 2010
According to trusted sources it costs upwards of $50M to design a 40nm ASIC down to the GDS. Semiconductor IP is a growing part of that equation but even in the never ending quest for optimum semiconductor unit cost per function, the semiconductor IP make-versus-buy decision is often overlooked. The numbers I have heard are downwards of 30% of IP that can be outsourced is outsourced.
Related Semiconductor IP
- Multi-channel, multi-rate Ethernet aggregator - 10G to 400G AX (e.g., AI)
- Multi-channel, multi-rate Ethernet aggregator - 10G to 800G DX
- 200G/400G/800G Ethernet PCS/FEC
- 50G/100G MAC/PCS/FEC
- 25G/10G/SGMII/ 1000BASE-X PCS and MAC
Related Blogs
- The semiconductor IP business: the Imagination overview
- World IP Day: A Time to Reflect on the Value of Semiconductor IP
- Is Outsourcing Dying Or Thriving? (Part 2)
- Is Outsourcing Dying or Thriving? (Part 3)