ASIC Program Management
The ASIC Program Management service has been established by KAL since 2003. This service is our core value added and under continuous evaluation, monitoring and development to provide efficient service for our customers. The ASIC Program Management service is one of the values with respect to other organizations. We have managed verity of ASIC projects in the Medical, Military, Consumer and Communications markets. Analog, Mixed Signal and System-On-Chip ASICs
Risk management is one of the key elements ofthe ASIC . The project manager would manage to fulfill the specification and feasibility, monitor vendors commitment, monitor quality of deliverables, observe schedule and budget
Typical Project Plans are split into these main phases:
1. Feasibility Analysis
- Specs assessment and design feasibility
- Detailed project plan
- Costs analysis based on trade-offs
- Project documentation creation
- IP selection and bid
- Foundry and silicon geometry selection
- 2. Project Bid - 1st round
- NDA with external design and fabrication vendors
- Spec delivery to external design and fabrication vendors
- Technical discussions
- Close work with vendors to achieve quote and SOW
- Report
- 1st Vendors selection
3. Project Bid - 2nd round
- NDA with external vendors
- Final vendor selection
- Spec delivery to external design and fabrication vendors
- Technical discussion with external vendors
- Close work with vendors to achieve quote and SOW
- Report
- 2nd Vendors selection
4. Project Bid - Final
- Visits
- Final vendor selection
- Negotiation and agreements
5. Project Start
- Project deliverables monitoring
- Project design reviews
- Package
- Test
6. Tape-Out
- Foundry reports monitoring
- Foundry document monitoring
- Delivery to mass production (plan and action)
- Yield enhancement process
