TY - GEN
T1 - Evolutionary business models and inter-firm engineering processes between the foundry and fabless in the semiconductor industry
AU - Guo, Ruey Shan
AU - Su, Yea Huey
AU - Chiu, Su Fen
AU - Pai, Fan Yun
AU - Yeh, Chung Pin
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - The goals of this paper are to explore the evolutionary business models between the foundry and fabless and the inter-firm engineering processes. By conducting field interviews and empirical study, this research summarizes three phases of inter-firm business models which include: transaction-based, partnership-based, and collaboration-based relationship. In the third phase, the participating partners include not only the foundry/fabless players but also the third-party suppliers such as EDA vendors, IP providers and design service providers. The transaction targets are exchanged mainly to gain "complementary assets" so that each player can reduce its investment and development risks. To reduce the "transaction costs" within this alliance, these players need seamless collaboration processes and effective inter-firm engineering processes. Service management from the foundry side is also described using a generic framework and some business implications are provided.
AB - The goals of this paper are to explore the evolutionary business models between the foundry and fabless and the inter-firm engineering processes. By conducting field interviews and empirical study, this research summarizes three phases of inter-firm business models which include: transaction-based, partnership-based, and collaboration-based relationship. In the third phase, the participating partners include not only the foundry/fabless players but also the third-party suppliers such as EDA vendors, IP providers and design service providers. The transaction targets are exchanged mainly to gain "complementary assets" so that each player can reduce its investment and development risks. To reduce the "transaction costs" within this alliance, these players need seamless collaboration processes and effective inter-firm engineering processes. Service management from the foundry side is also described using a generic framework and some business implications are provided.
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U2 - 10.1109/ISSM.2007.4446820
DO - 10.1109/ISSM.2007.4446820
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:50249145134
SN - 1424411424
SN - 9781424411429
T3 - IEEE International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference Proceedings
SP - 275
EP - 278
BT - 2007 International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing, ISSM - Conference Proceedings
T2 - 16th Annual 2007 International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing, ISSM
Y2 - 15 October 2007 through 17 October 2007
ER -