Chipworks Case Studies
Business Unit Managers, Product Line Managers, Design Managers and Engineers tell us that Chipworks takes them inside leading technology and innovation. Want to know more? Download these success stories and see how our clients take cost out of product design, with returns of at least 5x their investment, and how they increase market share – with returns of 100x or more in the first year.
Image Sensor Powerhouse Saves a Multi-Million Dollar Business Line
A global powerhouse, and leading maker of high performance charged couple device (CCD) imaging components for camera phones, was selling into a market with a billion units annually. Sensing that the industry was nearing a tipping point toward CMOS, the company was increasingly nervous about staying competitive.
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Leading Global Electronics Company Cuts Product Cost by 20%
A global leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products held a significant lead in the market for optical chipsets used in optical readers for a wide range of applications. Unexpectedly, a small upstart chip manufacturer produced and sold similar high performance chips for significantly less than the market leader. Overnight, the global leader faced severe competition.
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CMOS Image Sensor Start-Up Cuts Six Months Off Design Time
A fabless technology expert, whose CMOS image sensors are widely used in camera phones, ranks roughly tenth in a crowded, competitive market. Forced to devise ground-breaking components within the capabilities of smaller, niche foundries, the start-up needed design insights on commercially-available image sensors.
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Global Leader Cuts Design Time by Two Months & De-Risks $200M Investment
A semiconductor company, known for its high performance telephone handset components, enjoyed annual revenue in the tens of billions of dollars. Chipworks' analysis revealed that one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, rumored to be using a superior but difficult technology, was actually outsourcing its manufacturing.
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