Semiconductor Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021: Enabling the Hyper-connected Intelligent World

The semiconductor industry is experiencing significant ER&D investments driven by increasing adoption of AI chips, proliferation of IoT and connected devices, and the shift to lower technology nodes. However, semiconductor enterprises are facing challenges in meeting evolving customer demands and managing increased complexities in the value chain due to design changes and complex validation procedures.

Service providers are playing a crucial role by proactively partnering with semiconductor enterprises such as fabless companies, IDMs, and foundries across the areas of product development, fabrication, testing, and life-cycle management. Their semiconductor engineering service offerings span four service functions, broadly capturing the semiconductor industry value chain:

• Design & verification
• Validation & testing
• Sustenance & value engineering
• Other services related to manufacturing

In this research, we present an assessment of 16 leading service providers associated with semiconductor engineering, along with sourcing considerations for enterprises. This assessment is based on RFI responses from service providers, interactions with their semiconductor engineering leadership team, client reference checks, and an ongoing analysis of the engineering services market.