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 FEO4 Section 6: Third Party Consideration FEO Volume 4, August 28, 2008
“Going it alone” in the wild and wooly semiconductor heydays have long passed. Today even the largest integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) are forced to collaborate to stay ahead of the curve(s).
L. T. Guttadauro, Fab Owners Association/FOA Purchasing Partners, Inc.
FEO3 Section 7: Third-Party Considerations FEO Volume 3, May 28, 2008
Thinking of exporting? There is no better time. A look at factors that confirm that if a U.S. business is only selling domestically, they are only reaching a small share of their potential customers. Plus, a closer look at the used semiconductor equipment market and how to overcome the difficulties in obtaining qualitative information about that market.
Gary Alexander, AMC Intl. LLC
INTRODUCTION: Third-Party Considerations FEO Volume 2, February 29, 2008
This section of FEO is all about the awareness,
opportunities, information, education, appreciation
and value that third parties can provide.
Gary Alexander, AMC Intl. LLC
Compliance: Standards vs. Certification FEO Volume 4, August 28, 2008
Why the most acceptable approach to the semiconductor industry’s pursuit of secondhand equipment compliance lies with the development of a third-party certification program.
Gary Alexander, AMC Intl. LLC
Service From the U.S. Commercial Office to Worldwide Mainstream Fabs FEO Volume 3, May 28, 2008
There is no better time to export. Free
trade agreements, together with ease of
transportation, the Internet, the low dollar
against many foreign currencies, and U.S.
government programs and partnerships
continue to simplify the export process.
More than 70 percent of the world’s purchasing
power – and 95 percent of its population
– is beyond U.S. borders. So if a U.S.
business is only selling domestically, they
are reaching just a small share of potential
customers.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Guidelines for Protecting Intellectual Property Within Process Equipment FEO Volume 2, February 29, 2008
IC makers and OEMs in semiconductor
manufacturing have complex intellectual
property (IP) challenges. The high cost of
technology development is driving a megatrend
of sharing expense. But concerns
about IP protection impact the business
strategy of sharing resources and costs,
because semiconductor process equipment
lacks the necessary capabilities to enforce
IP protection, resulting in protection being
implemented only through nondisclosure
agreements. Recognizing this challenge,
ISMI is providing a newly published IP
Protection Guidelines document that presents
a security framework that enables
specification of levels of IP protection that
OEMs can use to develop appropriate
controls in their process equipment.
Harvey Wohlwend, ISMI
Sizing Up the Used Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market FEO Volume 3, May 28, 2008
From time to time, Semiconductor
Partners LLC receives requests for market
research about used semiconductor manufacturing
equipment. The number of those
inquiries indicates that there is a sizable
market for the information. One of the
strongest market research lessons (straight
from Marketing 101) is that studies about
topics with a demonstrated interest will sell.
For that reason, interest in publishing a
series of studies about the used semiconductor
manufacturing equipment market is
extremely high.
Semiconductor Partners LLC
SEMI Acquires SEC/N FEO Volume 5, November 20, 2008
Why buying, selling, refurbishing and servicing of secondhand equipment can be considered a legitimate, important and integral part of the semiconductor industry.
Gary Alexander, AMC Intl. LLC
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