Trends in Partnering with Design Services Providers: survey analysis

Purpose of the Design Services Report

Design services providers have been a part of the semiconductor industry for nearly 20 years, and the design services industry continues to grow and evolve. With increasing chip cost and time-to-market being significant concerns for semiconductor companies, design services providers play an increasingly important role in the semiconductor value chain to help alleviate pain points in these areas. The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) and Wipro Technologies jointly conducted a survey and subsequent analysis to provide insight into the trends shaping this unique segment of the semiconductor industry.

The report aims to:

• Educate design service firms on their customers’ priorities and challenges, therefore effectively serving and meeting their needs

• Inform semiconductor companies of various factors being considered by their peers in the design services industry, which will help them make valuable design services partner choices

Download a PDF version of the Design Services Report (19 pages, 595KB)

Methodology

GSA and Wipro surveyed fabless companies and IDMs around the world to measure the adoption of the design services model. Survey respondents held titles of President, Vice President, Director of Engineering and General Manager.

For more information

For more information on the survey content, contact Lisa Tafoya,  ltafoya@gsaglobal.org