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Semiconductor Industry (TSMC), Future Challenges, G3 林寶珍 Tina Lin…

- - - - To ensure that the quality of the chip is not affected by the packaging and to check the chip yield.
    - - Protects the chip from external contamination such as dust, water vapor, etc.
  - - - Specialize in semiconductor design without a production line.
        
        IC Design
        
        Specialize in design and sales
        
        No need to spend a lot of money to build a factory
        
        Apple, Nvidia
        
        IP Design
        
        Focus on circuit design, not sales.
        
        selling design blueprints to other semiconductor manufacturers and then collecting premium.
    - - Semiconductor manufacturer, not involved in chip design, accepts commission orders, specializes in semiconductor manufacturing or packaging
      - TSMC, UMC
    - - Intergrated Device Manufacturer
        
        Handle semiconductor design, manufacturing, packaging, testing, and sales
        
        High barriers to entry
        
        Huge funds are needed to maintain operations.
        
        Completely optimize the upstream and downstream manufacturing processes
        
        Intel, Samsung
- - - - TSMC holds 92% of the world's most advanced chips.
    - - TSMC is entangled in the tug-of-war between the United States and China
    - - chips are ubiquitous, used in any electronic device or equipment
  - - - TSMC is a company engaged in wafer foundry services.
    - - establisher：Morris Chang
      - Headquarters：Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan
- - - - Strategic Partnerships
      - Environmental and Social Responsibility
      - Global Market Leadership
      - Technological Leadership
      - Long-Term Sound Financial Performance
  - - - :two:Fabless Semiconductor Companies
      - :three:Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
      - :four:Technology Companies, Automotive Industry
      - :one:Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs)
        
        Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, AMD, Nvidia, Huawei, Tesla, etc.
      - :five:Communication and Networking Companies
  - - - Integrated circuits (IC/microchips)
        
        A set of electronic circuits on one small flat piece
      - Semiconductor wafers
        
        A thin slice, used for the fabrication of integrated circuits
      - Foundry
  - - - Manufacturing Facilities
        
        Fabrication plants (fabs), machine
      - Financial Capital
        
        Investment
        
        Research, development, expansions, improvement
    - - Technology
        
        Processes
        
        Chips below 10 nm
        
        Production
      - Intellectual Property
        
        92% advanced chips
        
        Monopoly
      - Skilled Workforce
  - - - including equipment depreciation
      - raw material costs
      - labor costs
    - - innovating in technology
    - - open factory in USA
    - - salaries for sales personel
      - office expenses
  - - - type of service
        
        Wafer manufacturing services
        
        Product testing services
        
        Product packaging services
      - types of customers
        
        Semiconductor design, test, and packaging service providers
        
        Government agencies and research institutes
        
        Electronic product manufacturers: