TSMC lists its strengths in supporting semiconductor start-ups

Having over 2600 Process Design Kits (PDKs) for making chips in the nodes of 500 nm (0.5 micron) to its latest 3 nm and the other huge cache of IP portfolio it has, TSMC looks like the sweetest honey for the startup fabless chipmakers. No other foundry can match the breadth and depth of expertise TSMC has in semiconductor chip manufacturing. In a release today, TSMC has announced various benefits and strengths TSMC can offer for start-ups in bringing out their new chips. Here below are those listed in its release: TSMC said since the day company started, it is continuously supporting start-ups helping them in their growth, giving examples of NVIDIA, Broadcom, Marvell, and MediaTek. TSMC invested in design ecosystem development so that start-ups can leverage ecosystem for their growth. TSMC helps start-ups to focus on design and not to invest any of its money in chip fabrication. TSMC has a program called TSMC Open Innovation Summit (OIS) (formerly the TSMC Customer Collaboration Summit), which brings together various stakeholders to discuss latest technologies such as ADAS, high performance computing, Artificial Intelligence, 5G networks, virtual reality and augumented reality applications such as Metaverse, and health focused devices. TSMC said it has dedicated team in North America supporting start-ups, where the team guides startups on how to plan their produ...