1 * Cost Crisis Capex recovery cycles lengthen; yet IT spend ballooned 18 % in leading fabs. 2 * VSI Semiconductor Cost-Optimization Framework * Workload DNA Audit–Classify HPC, EDA, ERP, shop-floor apps.* Smart Re-platform–Spot HPC clusters on AWS/Azure; Kubernetes burst for verification.* Zero-Trust OT–IEC 62443 micro-segmentation slashes audit fines. 3 * Fin
Ops & AI-Ops Rightsize cycles, forecast wafer-run compute; savings autopilot. 4 * KPIs IT OPEX
- 25 %; tapeout cycle
- 12 %; audit findings
- 0. 5 * ESG Edge Green-compute scheduling, immersion cooling; Scope-2 CO2
- 17 %. 6 * Success Story Fabless firm re-allocated $38 M savings to AI inference IP project. 7 *
Conclusion Cost cuts shouldn't cripple R&D. VSI tunes spend so silicon innovation accelerates.
