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The financial crisis started in September 2008. All companies in the world suffered severely. For semiconductor foundry companies, they not only compete with each other but also need to overcome the economic recession due to the financial crisis. In Taiwan, semiconductor foundry business has huge influence on all semiconductor supply chains. In this thesis, we study the how semiconductor foundry companies adopt a marketing strategy to prevent the decreasing ROE (Return On Equity) due to the mature technology under Moore’s law from case studies. To study the marketing strategy of semiconductor foundry companies, we give the background of foundry companies in the world. We also analyze the strength and weakness of semiconductor foundry companies in Taiwan. Besides, we also discuss the business of IC circuit design companies which are the customers of semiconductor foundry companies. The IC circuit designers are developing SOC (System-on-chip) with powerful function and advanced technology due to better ROE. For IC designers, the earlier they promote their product to the market, the more money they earn. As a result, the business of Silicon Intellectual Properties (SIP) increases day by day. We adopt the models of ‘Product Life Cycle’ and ‘Technology Adoption Life Cycle’ in the textbook of ‘Marketing Strategy’ to analyze the technology development of semiconductor foundry companies after we know the background of foundry business and all requirements of IC design companies. Meanwhile, we do the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analyses on foundry companies. Furthermore, from Marketing Strategy, a company should adopt 4Ps (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) to compete with other companies in outer PEST (Political, Economic, Social, and Technical) environment for survival. From case studies, we find that for survival, the foundry companies have changed their marketing strategy from only manufacturers to SIP providers to increase switching costs for circuit design companies. The actual actions are :1.Form a good partnership 2. Provide abundant and qualified SIPs; 3. Provide a better environment for circuit designers;4. Provide one-stop turnkey service;5. Provide a qualified technology; 6. Have stabilities of yield, production, and process cycle time; 7. Provide the famous brand.
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