What is MPW (multi-project wafer)?
Prototyping several customers' designs together on one wafer (one mask set). Sharing the expensive mask cost makes it popular with universities and startups.
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An MPW combines several designs on one mask set and wafer, with participants sharing the mask and fabrication costs.
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