对于通信设备半导体芯片厂商而言,连续两年市场规模的不断下降促使他们要调整业务模式,以改良的策略在疲软的市场中寻找出路。其中一个重要策略就是:善用技术平台,节省开发成本。现在,设备生产商在开发一系列新产品时趋向使用一主要半导体芯片厂商的技术平台。(相比从前资金充裕的环境下,设备生产商会选择使用两至三家厂商的产品。) For semiconductor device manufacturers, communications equipment, the continuous decline in market size for two consecutive years prompted them to adjust the business model, with a modified strategy to find a way out in a weak market. One of the key strategies is to make good use of the technology platform to save on development costs. Device manufacturers now tend to use the technology platform of a major semiconductor chip maker when developing a range of new products. (Device makers choose to use two to three vendors compared to what they used to be.)