About Us
Introduction
IC Knowledge was formed in the year 2000 by a group of semiconductor technologists, management specialists and fab designers. IC Knowledge is a company providing knowledge resources to the Semiconductor and MEMS industries. We specialize in cost, economics and making state-of-the-art technology easy to understand. On this site you will general reference material and articles on economics and technology as well as our products.
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Our President
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- Scotten W. Jones.
Mr. Jones has over 28 years of experience in the semiconductor and MEMS industries, 17 of those in senior management positions. He holds a BS in Physics from the University of Rhode Island, has published over a dozen papers, holds two patents and is the author of several books and book length reports. His career focus has been on manufacturing and process development. His responsibilities have included manufacturing, engineering, IT, technology development, finance and accounting. Mr. Jones has built or upgraded several wafers fabs and has extensive experience in manufacturing execution systems, cost modeling, IP licensing agreements, outsourcing and foundry relationships. Mr Jones' positions have includes Vice President and Co-General Manager of a Semiconductor Division, Vice President of Operations at a Semiconductor Company and Vice Presidents of Engineering and Vice President of Operations at a MEMS Company. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the Electrochemical Society and SEMI. Mr. Jones is listed in the 2010 edition of both the Hertitage and Strathmore's Who's Who. In addition to serving as President of IC Knowledge, Mr. Jones serves as a Director of the Georgetown Education Foundation.
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- Our web site
- Our web site includes general reference resources such as; a glossary of terms, history of the IC, technology trends, other useful references, free downloads and calculators. We provide information and support for our products and we will offer complementary products and services provided by our strategic partners. Our goal is to supply you, the user, with a wide ranging set of options in publications, training and consulting.
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- Our products
- The IC Knowledge family of products includes a variety of economics, cost and technology related products. Please visit the "our products" page for more information.
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- Our Customers
- Our customers are a who's who of the semiconductor and electronics industries. Many of our customers have asked us not to divulge their names and we respect that. The following list is a few of our customers that have given us permission to list them. The list is broken up into IC customers, MEMS customers and Solar Customers.
- IC Customers:
- Accent Opto
- Acreo AB
- Actel Corporaton
- Agere
- Air Products and Chemicals
- Airvana
- Alcatel
- Alliance Bernstein
- Altera Corporation
- Amberwave
- AMD
- Amerimade Technology
- Analog Devices
- Andrew Amplifiers
- Aonex Technologies
- Apple Computer
- Applied Materials
- Aptima Imaging
- ARM (Advanced RISC Machine)
- Artesyn Technologies
- Arthur D. Little
- ASIC Advantage
- ASMC
- ASML
- Asyst Technologies, Inc.
- AT Kearney
- ATI Research
- ATI Technologies
- Atmel
- Atotech Deutschland Gmbh
- Audi
- Avery Dennison
- Aviza Technology
- Bain Capital
- Braaun GmbH
- Brocade Communications
- Canada Institute for Science and Technical Inoformation
- Capital International Research
- Cavendish Kinetics
- Chartered Semiconductor
- Clemson University
- Continental TEMIC
- Corning
- Crocus Technology
- D-Side Advisors
- Data Resource Inc.
- Defense Microelectronic Activity
- Defined Business Strategies
- Dell
- Delphi
- Design of Systems on Silicon
- Domintech Co.
- Duetsche Bank Securities
- ElectriPHY
- Elmos NA Inc
- EM Microelectronics
- Emulex
- ETH Microelectronics Design Center
- European Space Agency
- ESI
- eSilicon Corporation
- Falvey Cargo
- Flextronics
- Formfactor
- France Telecom
- Fraunhofer Institute
- Freescale Semiconductor
- FSI International
- Fung Ming Lim
- Galorath
- Genesis Microchip
- George Janac
- Goldman Sachs
- Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
- Greene Tweed & Company
- Group IV Semiconductor Inc.
- Hewlett Packard
- Hifn, Inc.
- Hitachi
- Hoffman & Zur
- Hti
- Hutchinson technology
- IBM
- IM Flash
- IMEC
- Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Infineon
- Innovasic Semiconductor
- Insight Pacific Investment Research
- Institute for Defense Analysis
- Institute for Integrated Systems
- Intel
- Internal Revenue Service
- International Rectifier
- International SEMATECH
- ISMI
- ITT Night Vision
- Jazz Semiconductor
- Johnstech International
- Juniper Ventures
- KLA-Tencor
- Kovio
- KPMG
- KYEC
- Lab126
- Lam Research
- Lecroy Corporation
- Levitronix
- LG Electronics
- LG Siltron
- LIRMM
- Lux Research Inc
- M Systems
- M2000
- M+W Zander
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Mattson
- Mazda Motors
- MEMC
- Mentor Graphics
- Micronas GmbH
- Miki Granski
- MKS Instruments
- Monitor
- Morgan Stanley
- Motorola
- MRL Industries
- National Semiconductor
- Nokia
- Nortel Networks
- Notre Dame University
- Nova Research
- Numonyx
- O2 Micro
- OCE Technologies
- Oerlihon Leybold Vacuum USA
- OKI Semiconductor
- On Semiconductor
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
- Pac-Link Management Corporation
- Palm Inc.
- Panasonic
- Parker Vision
- PDF
- Pelco
- Pennsylvania State University
- Philips Medical Systems
- Philips Semiconductor
- Portelligent, Inc.
- Power Integrations
- Power One
- Praxaire
- Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Prudential Securities
- Pyramis
- RFMD
- RJ Mears, LLC
- Radiosphere Networks
- Rambus
- Raytheon
- Recore Systems B.V.
- Renesas Technology Corp.
- Robert A Rango
- Robert Bosch
- Rockwell Collins
- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials
- Roos Instruments
- Qinetiq Ltd
- Qualcomm
- Quorum Systems Inc
- Saifun Semiconductor
- Salucomm Corporation
- Samsung
- Sandburst
- Sandia
- Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
- Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- SC Fluids
- Schneider Automation
- SCP Global Technology
- Seagate
- Seimens
- Semico Research
- Semiconductor Portal, Inc.
- Semindia USA Inc.
- SEZ Group
- Si Port
- Siemens
- Sierra Logic
- Sigenics
- Silicon Border Development
- SilTerra
- Siltron
- Simple Networks
- Smart Modular Technology
- Soitec
- Solvay Solexis Inc.
- Sony America
- Sony Ericsson
- Sovarong Leang
- Spansion
- Speed Fam
- SSMC
- ST Microelectronics
- Stanford
- Staccato Communications
- Sun Microsystems
- Surface Technology Systems
- Swissbit Germany AG
- SymbiFlo Ltd.
- Synopsis
- Systron Donner Automotive Division
- Tallwood
- Technovis GmbH
- TeraChip
- Teradyne
- Texas Instruments
- Thinfilm Electronics AB
- TK Holdings, Inc.
- Tokyo Electron
- Tokyo Keiso Co.,Ltd.
- Toshiba Electronics Europe
- Toshiba TAEC
- Tower Semiconductor
- TPO
- Trebor International
- TrellisWare
- TridonicAtco
- TRW
- TSMC
- Tundra Semiconductor
- Ubidyne
- UBS
- University of Manitoba
- Unisys
- Varian Semiconductor Equipment
- Verigy US Inc.
- Verteq
- Vicor
- Videocon International Ltd
- Visteon
- Wacker
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Wright State University
- Xerox Corporation
- Xylinx
- Yukon Blizzard
- Z Ram
- Zilog
- ZTE
- Zyray Wireless
MEMS Customers
- ASML
- Collinear Corporation
- Cookson Electronics
- Cornell
- Dalsa Semiconductor
- Delphi
- Fraunhofer Institute
- Grundfos Semiconductor
- Hymite GmbH
- Intel
- Lilliputian Systems
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Sandia
- Seagate Technology
- SiClocks
Solar Customers:
- Air Liquide
- Cascade Microtech Inc.
- PDF
- National Renewable Energy Lab
- Tokyo Electron
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Our Partners
- IC Insights - IC industry market research and forecasts.
- IC Knowledge - cost models and publications on semiconductor economics and technology at an introductory to advanced level.
- Intellisense Software - MEMS design and modeling software.
- Semiconductor Insights - construction analysis of Integrated Circuits.
- Sigenics - Integrated Circuit design and fabrication services.
- Threshold Systems - training and consulting on semiconductor technology at an advanced level.
- Lattice Press - publisher of technical books on semiconductor technology.
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- Privacy Statement
- Our web service provider tracks usage of our content by requesting IP address, we use this data only for traffic analysis. If you e-mail us we will add you to our e-mail lists unless you ask us not to. If we e-mail you and you don't want to be part of future e-mailings, simply reply to the e-mail with remove in the subject line and we will promptly remove you from our e-mailing lists. From time to time we share e-mail lists with a few strategic partners that also offer services targeted to the IC Industry. If you don't want your e-mail address shared please let us know. If you purchase a product or service from us we will add your company name to our customer list posted in the above section of our web site unless you notify us you do not want to be listed.
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- Copyright Notice
- All material presented on this web site is copyright ©2000 - 2010 IC Knowledge. This material is intended for viewing and reference use only. Web site content may be printed or stored consistent with the aforementioned uses as long as the material maintains the IC Knowledge logo and copyright. Limited use of material from this site in presentations and publications is also allowed with attribution to IC Knowledge. All other rights are reserved and all other use is strictly prohibited without written permission from IC Knowledge.
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- Disclaimer
- All of the information presented on this web site is believed by IC Knowledge to be accurate, however, it is the responsibility of the party using the information to verify it's accuracy. If we are made aware of errors in the information we will correct it in a timely manner. No warranty either expressed or implied is provided. IC Knowledge accepts no responsibility for any damages that may be caused by errors or omissions in the information presented here.
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