Assume that the semiconductor design company X have placed a watermark in metal 5 layer to proof the ownership of its chip. The rogue foundry wants to eliminate the given watermark, and sell the chip as its own. To do this, the foundry recurs a cost of $10,000 for reverse engineering and redoing metal 5 layout. Also, the foundry needs to produce a new mask for metal Compare the production cost of each chip of the foundry and company X. Assume that the volume is the same for both.
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