SemiAnalysis认为，台积电的竞争优势不在于工艺技术（PPA、EUV、良率），而在于其庞大的电子设计自动化（EDA）和知识产权（IP）生态系统。这个多年来不断壮大的生态系统包括了众多预先认证的接口模块和IP供应商。这个全面的网络降低了设计风险，并增加了三星和英特尔等竞争对手吸引台积电客户的成本，从而有效地形成了强大的平台锁定。 AI
影响 强调了生态系统锁定，而非仅仅是原始性能，如何塑造半导体制造业的竞争格局。
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We discussed this and more in our EDA Market Primer recently. (8/8)https://t.co/FQWwEcZCq6
Samsung and Intel are not only chasing TSMC’s process roadmap. They are chasing the TSMC-EDA/IP feedback loop. (7/8)
And it works both ways. Foundries use EDA/IP ecosystems to deepen platform lock-in. EDA companies use foundry qualification to get a front-row seat with designers, then pull through tools, verification, and implementation software later in the design cycle. (6/8)
Customers do not switch foundries just because a competitor claims better PPA. They switch only if the whole design risk stack moves with them. That is the foundry moat. (5/8)
Every additional pre-qualified SerDes, HBM, PCIe, UCIe, memory, and chiplet interface block lowers tape-out risk at TSMC and raises the cost of moving a flagship ASIC to Samsung Foundry or Intel Foundry. (4/8)
TSMC’s certified Silicon IP library grew from 3K items in 2010 to 93K in 2025. 31x growth. (3/8)
TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform has turned Synopsys, Cadence, Arm, Rambus, Alphawave, and dozens of IP vendors into a pre-validated tape-out network. And that moat is measurable. (2/8)
TSMC’s moat is bigger than PPA, EUV, or yield. It is the EDA/IP ecosystem wrapped around the fab. (1/8)🧵 https://t.co/800d2FClQC