<s>
An	O
integrated	B-Algorithm
device	I-Algorithm
manufacturer	I-Algorithm
(	O
IDM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
semiconductor	O
company	O
which	O
designs	O
,	O
manufactures	O
,	O
and	O
sells	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
(	O
IC	O
)	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDM	O
is	O
often	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
handles	O
semiconductor	B-Architecture
manufacturing	I-Architecture
in-house	B-Architecture
,	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
semiconductor	I-Algorithm
company	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
outsources	B-Architecture
production	O
to	O
a	O
third-party	O
semiconductor	B-Algorithm
fabrication	I-Algorithm
plant	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
IDMs	O
are	O
Intel	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
,	O
examples	O
of	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
companies	O
are	O
AMD	O
,	O
Nvidia	O
,	O
and	O
Qualcomm	O
,	O
and	O
examples	O
of	O
pure	O
play	O
foundries	B-Algorithm
are	O
GlobalFoundries	O
,	O
TSMC	O
,	O
and	O
UMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terms	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
(	O
fabrication-less	O
)	O
,	O
foundry	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
IDM	O
are	O
now	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
role	O
a	O
company	O
has	O
in	O
a	O
business	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Freescale	O
owns	O
and	O
operates	O
fabrication	B-Architecture
facilities	O
(	O
fab	B-Algorithm
)	O
where	O
it	O
manufactures	O
many	O
chip	O
product	O
lines	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
IDM	O
would	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
it	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
contract	O
with	O
merchant	O
foundries	B-Algorithm
for	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
as	O
would	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
companies	O
.	O
</s>
