1. Defining IP Mall Business Models and Processes for Taiwan’s National Si-Soft Project
Charles V. Trappey, National Chiao Tung University
Amy C. Trappey, National Tsing Hua University
Kuei Ann (Stella) Wen, National Chiao Tung University
Rayon Hsu, Avectec.com, Inc.
Hsinchu, Taiwan
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2. Outline History and Concept
Introduction to Taiwan’s National Si-Soft Project
The Taiwan IP Mall Prototype and Vision
Core Mall Services
Some Critical Issues in IP Mall Construction
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3. History and Concept Taiwan’s IC Industries Government Support
First Nascent IC industry in the Hsinchu Science Park
The Creation of a Comprehensive Semiconductor Manufacturing Supply Chain
The Goal of the National Si-Soft Project
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4. Scope of Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry
Equipment / Instruments
Capital/ Human Resources
Mask Design
Service Support
Shipping
Customs
Science park 
CAD
CAE
Testing of Finished Products
Fabrication,Wafer
Probing and dicing
Logic Design
Packaging
(+40) 15
(-1) 45
(-3)
Testing 36
(-1)
Design
Mask 4
Manufacturing
Packaging
Materials
Wafer Slicing
Board 15
Lead frame 2
Wafers 8
Chemicals 19
NOTES: (1) Numbers indicate the number of companies. "+" indicates an increase in the number of vendors in "-" indicates a decrease due to mergers or other factors.
(2) 15 professional testing vendors
(3) Wafer materials vendors include non-8" wafer vendors
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Source: ITRI/IEK (2002/07)

5. Introduction to Taiwan’s National Si-Soft Project
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6. Introduction to Taiwan’s National Si-Soft Project (Cont.)
The Si-Soft project is divided into five parts:
Innovative Product Designs
Silicon Intellectual Property (SIP) Development
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Flow Integration
SIP Mall
Design Service Solutions
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7. The Taiwan IP Mall Prototype and Vision
The mall prototype is a test case to demonstrate that there is a viable and sustainable market for the global trade and promotion of Taiwan IP.
Practice design and re-use concept.
Customer support for IP trade.
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8. Core Mall Services Technical Descriptions Virtual Component Category
Negotiations and Trade
Customer Services
- The ability to provide legal assistance, negotiate and trade documents, and configure contracts through the use of templates that model standard business practices.
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9. Facets of IP Mall Service Provision (1)
IPB Information
Usually free of charge to facilitate VC IP dissemination
Provide matching business opportunities to VC IP designers, suppliers and buyers.
Functions enabled by buyer-oriented and seller-oriented catalog tools
Information queried and accessed by search tools
VC IP Information
Legal
Licensing
VC Knowledge
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10. Facets of IP Mall Service Provision (2)
IPB Knowledge
Under IPB trading contract, IP knowledge are exchanged with proper authorization and authentication
Knowledge exchanges comply with receiver’s data schema (e.g., in XML formats)
VC IP Knowledge can be distributed to many buyer sites instantly with proper data formats
Realized by IPB exchange tools
VC IP Information
Legal
Licensing
VC Knowledge
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11. Facets of IP Mall Service Provision (3)
Legal and Licensing
IPB trade agreement bound by successful licensing model of industry practices
Proper knowledge management for all legal licensing and contractual documents
Efficient and effective contract configuration powered by IPB trade management tools
VC IP Information
Legal
Licensing
VC Knowledge
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12. Figure 2. A unified IP trade hub concept
Core Services
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Figure 2. A unified IP trade hub concept
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13. Core Processes
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14. IP Mall Prototype Process Flow (1/2)
The above diagram shows how the IP mall can access meta-level information stored on a company’s design platform. The mall is the place for customers to locate and trade a wide variety of IP and is not the permanent storage repository of other people’s intellectual property. In the diagram, IP Gear, the design management tool, stores a company’s virtual components and passes related information the the IP mall to facilitate trade.
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15. The mall acts as a trade exchange platform
The mall acts as a trade exchange platform. Sellers post catalog data and prices to the site to satisfy online customer queries. If the information and price provided attracts the interest of the buyer, then the buyer can begin the trade negotiation process. The process can be straight forward (direct sale) or require detailed negotiations over the terms and conditions of sale.
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16. IP Trade Process Flow (1/4)
Step 1 : Customers generate purchase request.
There are four basic trade process flows. The first is where the customer generates a purchase request. This process involve the communication of the acceptance or rejection of the offer via .
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17. IP Trade Process Flow (2/4)
Step 2 : Providers transform purchase request into purchase order.
The second trade process is the creation of a purchase order to begin the actual delivery of the IP to the customer and the payment to the seller.
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18. IP Trade Process Flow (3/4)
Step 3 : Customers confirm purchase order.
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Another significant part of the business process flow detail is the confirmation of the purchase order. Since the process is electronic, then the confirmation uses secure electronic signatures.
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19. IP Trade Process Flow (4/4)
Step 4 : Provider final confirm the purchase order
Bothe buyer and the seller are required to use electronic signatures to confirm the purchase order.
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20. IP Mall Prototype Portal Registration Legal Document [mp3] 11/29/2018
The IP mall web-site provides a place for customers to shop for blocks of intellectual property. Customers can read the latest news, search for virtual components, and negotiate a sale with the trade management tools. New users are required to register and provide company details.
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21. Critical Issues in IP Mall Construction
Legal Documentation
IP Meta-level Attributes and Descriptions
Inter-Platform Integration
IP Trading Processes Model
Acceleration of Time-to-Market and Reduction of Costs
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