TSMC's eFoundry^® services are a suite of Internet-based applications that enable a more active role in design, engineering, and logistics. eFoundry^® online services give designers 24/7 access to critical information and can also create custom reports.

eFoundry^® is available on two channels and three collaboration models.

• TSMC-Online

  

  TSMC-Online is the first foundry delivery system to provide secure online business transactions and information transfer for product design, tape-outs, and wafer tracking.

  The Results:
  • Customers can focus on their core competency
  • Complete foundry production and IC development cycle coverage
  • Enhanced visibility into TSMC's foundry services
  • Access up-to-date technical documents and status reports
  • Reduced cycle time, inventory level, and inventory-related costs
• TSMC-Direct

  TSMC-Direct is a premium system-to-system integration service between TSMC and its business partners through third-party software.

  The Results:
  • Link mission-critical business processes and seamlessly connect process and information systems
  • Enhanced supply chain visibility to reduce cycle time, and control inventory levels and cost
  • Free format types such as text, images, CAD files, and binary data

The three eFoundry^® collaboration options cover design, engineering, and logistics functions.

• The Design Collaboration focuses on content availability and accessibility, with complete, accurate, and current information at each wafer design level
• The Engineering Collaboration includes online access to pilot lots, wafer yields, wafer acceptance test (WAT) analysis, and quality reliability data
• The Logistics Collaboration provides access to data updated three times a day on a wafer lot's status in fabrication, assembly and testing, final testing, order, and shipping