Dies assembled into packages, used for bring-up, validation, qualification and customer samples.
Physical item Work product in the SoC and full-chip lifecycle and the Fabless startup chip lifecycle
They are the first usable chips for bring-up, validation, qualification and samples, so their traceability and allocation shape everything that follows. Untracked lots leave results untied to process conditions, and scarce parts go to the wrong uses.
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