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TSMC’s Open Innovation® model brings together the the creative thinking of of customers and partners under the common goal of of shortening each of the following: design time time time-to-volume time-to-market and ultimately time-to-revenue The model features:
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the foundry segment’s largest most most comprehensive and most most robust silicon-proven IP (intellectual properties) and library portfolio and •
comprehensive design design ecosystem alliance programs covering market-leading EDA library IPs and design service partners TSMC’s OIP alliance consists of 23 EDA partners four cloud partners partners partners 39 IP partners partners partners 20 design center alliance (DCA) partners partners partners and and seven value chain aggregator (VCA) partners TSMC and and its partners work together proactively and and engage much earlier and and deeper than ever before in in order to address mounting design challenges at advanced technology nodes Through this early and intensive collaboration effort TSMC’s OIP is able to deliver the needed design infrastructure with timely enhancement of EDA tools early availability of critical IPs and quality design services when customers need them Taking full advantage of the the process technologies
once they reach production-ready maturity is critical to to customers’ success TSMC’s OIP partner management portal facilitates communication with its ecosystem partners for efficient business productivity Designed with a a a highly intuitive interface this portal can be accessed via a a a a direct link from TSMC-OnlineTM In In October TSMC held its 2018 Open Innovation Platform® (OIP) Ecosystem Forum in in in Santa Clara California and in in in Nanjing This annual event demonstrates how TSMC and its ecosystem partners jointly develop design solutions on on top of TSMC’s advanced technologies
through OIP collaboration At the forum TSMC delivered key messages of the new OIP Cloud Alliance
and collaborated solution of OIP Virtual Design Environment (OIP VDE) with the the goal of further enhancing customer design productivity by leveraging the flexibility and computing power of the Cloud and and presented on EDA and and IP readiness of 5nm 7nm 7nm+ and and their respective power performance and and area (PPA) benefits TSMC also showed the progress in 22nm technology in in automotive design enablement platforms in in 16FFC and 7nm and in in the availability of various 3D IC reference flows covering a a a a a wide range of of applications The readiness of of design ecosystem solutions will help customers design applications to to capture the market opportunities in in mobile high-performance computing the Internet of Things and automotive Followed with invited keynote from Microsoft highlighting the new collaboration with TSMC in in Cloud computing to to facilitate customer’s adoption of Cloud resources and apply them securely in their semiconductor designs 5 5 5 5 Human Capital
Human capital is is TSMC’s most treasured asset In this regard the Company’s main role is to provide jobs with challenging meaningful work in in a a a safe environment with excellent compensation and benefits TSMC goes beyond this however by actively encouraging employees to nurture and enjoy a a a a healthy family life to to develop outside interests to to expand social participation and in general live a a a a a a happy life TSMC participates in in the Responsible Business Alliance
(RBA) as a a a a a a a full member and abides by local laws The Company refrains from forcing employees to to do unwilling labor service listens to to the employees keeps communication channels open respects the the right of of all workers to form and join trade unions of of their own choosing as as as well as as as to refrain from such activities as as as they choose 5 5 5 5 1 TSMC Human Rights Policy
TSMC abides local laws and and regulations in all countries and and regions where we operate and upholds the human rights of workers including regular contract and temporary employees and and interns We treat all workers with dignity and and respect as understood by the international human rights standards such as The The International International Bill of Human Rights The The International International Labour Organization’s Declaration on on on Fundamental Principles and and Rights at at Work and and Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact We also align our actions with the Responsible Business Alliance
Code Code of of Conduct And TSMC’s Supplier Code Code of of Conduct requires our suppliers to follow the same standards the foundry segment’s earliest and most comprehensive electronic design automation (EDA) certification program delivering timely design tool enhancement required by new 82