Morris Chang (founder of TSMC and titan in the fabrication process) had a lecture at MIT giving an overview of the history in chip design and manufacturing. [1] There’s a diagram ~34:00 that outlines the chip design process, and where foundries like TSMC slot into the process.
I also recommend skimming Chip War by Chris Miller. Has a very US-centric perspective, but gives a good overview of the major companies that developed chips from the 1960s-1990s, and the key companies that are relevant/bottlenecks to the manufacturing process circa-2022.
Morris Chang (founder of TSMC and titan in the fabrication process) had a lecture at MIT giving an overview of the history in chip design and manufacturing. [1] There’s a diagram ~34:00 that outlines the chip design process, and where foundries like TSMC slot into the process.
I also recommend skimming Chip War by Chris Miller. Has a very US-centric perspective, but gives a good overview of the major companies that developed chips from the 1960s-1990s, and the key companies that are relevant/bottlenecks to the manufacturing process circa-2022.
1: TSMC founder Morris Chang on the evolution of the semiconductor industry