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April - 2005 - issue > Last Word
Revolutionizing Fabs
Michael R. Splinter
Currently, all of these chips are imported. A fab will complement the growing semiconductor industry already implemented, such as India’s many chip designs and fabless chip companies, as well as one of the world’s largest pools of university-educated, English speaking programmers and engineers.
I envision that five years from now the shrinking chip size will continue to affect the performance of consumer electronics devices like televisions and wireless devices such as PDAs, which are a hallmark of technological improvement in the field of chip design.
This field has large growth potential and countries like China, Taiwan and Japan are leaders in manufacturing. India so far has focused more on the field of chip design as the country has a number of professional colleges to cater to this market.
India should have no problem being one of the leaders in the world of chip design, as plenty of talent is readily available. India presents a huge market opportunity for semiconductor manufacturing as it has a large middle class population, comparable to China where the semiconductor market has grown rapidly over the last few years, accompanied by the establishment of many new semiconductor fabs.
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