[sdiy] Designing Analog ICs

[Tom Corbitt]

It that's still true, and I question if it is (semiconductor years are
like dog years) that's a hell of a deal. I can't see that kind of
pricing unless it's a canned solution provider.and I can't see how at
that price they include packaging, so I assume that's bare die
pricing. That would put the price of a 100 lot chip run at $457 each,
at 1k it's $52.00, plus packaging costs, to hit $20 part range I say
you would need to hit around 5k units. That's $80k (assuming nothing
is added for your time) AND you better get it right the first time.

Could it be done? Sure. Additional runs would drive down the cost for
sure, but this isn't the type of project that tolerates much error or
"learning experiences"

Tom


> Last time this topic came up a few years ago, it was established that production cost was about $45000 for the setup and $7 /  chip. Pretty reasonable, less than a nice new car.
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> The guy who owns the fab is on this list somewhere...
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>  - Joel
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