Basic  Models	Classical ASIC	COT-Plus	Turnkey Manufacturing
Description	AAI is an official distributor of major ASIC vendors (e.g. NXP, Fujitsu)   AAI is an authorized design center of ASIC vendors (NXP, Fujitsu) AAI manages order pro-cessing and deliveries to the customers on behalf of the ASIC vendor	AAI assists the customer on the choice of technologies, vendors, libraries, and IPsion AAI is the design center, performing RTL to GDSII flow AAI manages the supply chain from tape-out to prototypes and further mass product	AAI receives GDSII from the customer   AAI manages supply chain from GDSII to prototypes, and further mass production to delivery of assembled and tested devices to the customer
Features	ASIC vendor provides fully guaranteed, characterized libraries and IPs Low NRE investment Safe access to the most advanced technologies (90nm, 65 nm) Guaranteed quality, price, yield (risk free) Manufacturing issues are handled by ASIC vendor	Freedom of choice of technologies & vendors Customer is freed from large investments in tools and back-end expertise Full control over actual costs Relatively high initial invest-ment in NRE and IPs Attractive prices in mass production	Freedom of choice of technologies & vendors Full control over actual costs Attractive prices in mass production