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- May 2008 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Intel NBI: Handheld Graphics Organization
By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
The Handheld Graphics Organization (HGO) was an internal start-up under Intel's New Business Incubator program. The unit designed a graphics co-processor for the handheld PDA market, to be sold with Intel's Xscale processor. Though NBI ventures were designed for a high...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Resource Allocation;
Business Processes;
Organizational Structure;
Semiconductor Industry;
United States
Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Handheld Graphics Organization." Harvard Business School Case 608-098, May 2008. (Revised August 2009.)
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Radical Collaboration: IBM Microelectronics Joint Development Alliances (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih and Andrew A. King
Teaching Note for [608121].
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Semiconductor Industry
- October 2005
- Case
Intel Corporation 2005
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
Buoyed by strong recent sales growth but humbled by failed strategic bets and other missteps, Intel in 2005 initiated a major reorganization. Under its new CEO, Paul Otellini, the company shifted toward a "platform" model, inspired by the success of its Centrino...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Alignment;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Semiconductor Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Intel Corporation 2005." Harvard Business School Case 706-437, October 2005.
- February 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Background Note
Leader's (Dis)Advantage, The
Provides a rigorous description of the economic dynamics that may produce inherent advantages for large and/or first-mover firms within an industry, as well as those factors that may result in disadvantages for such leading firms. The leader advantages discussed...
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Coughlan, Peter J. "Leader's (Dis)Advantage, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 701-084, February 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- December 1977 (Revised January 1981)
- Case
Teradyne, Inc.: The Hybrid Circuit Project
Keywords:
Semiconductor Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Teradyne, Inc.: The Hybrid Circuit Project." Harvard Business School Case 578-117, December 1977. (Revised January 1981.)
- June 1987 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
Semiconductors: U.S. Response to Japanese Ascendency
Keywords:
Competition;
Trade;
Business and Government Relations;
Semiconductor Industry;
Japan;
United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Semiconductors: U.S. Response to Japanese Ascendency." Harvard Business School Case 387-210, June 1987. (Revised September 1987.)
Larissa Bifano
computer databases, solid state devices and wireless positioning systems; medical technologies, including cancer treatment therapies, health and fitness monitoring and implantable devices; and various other technologies including nanotechnology, View Details
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Legal
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Crisis and Creativity
uses. A slowdown in semiconductor demand post-2001 made it possible for the solar industry to take off by using excess polysilicon and silicon wafers. How to Win. In a downturn, getting to the breakeven point for a new venture and then to...
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Bhaskar Chakravorti
- Profile
Andrew Boudreau
Enterprise Manager. By the time he had graduated, staff doubled to ten students, and the agency had researched approximately 26 technologies. Among them were flexible circuit boards and a wafer-thin semiconductor manufacturing process....
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- July 2010
- Teaching Note
Shanzhai! MediaTek and the "White Box" Handset Market (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for 610081.
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- August 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Rambus Inc., 2005
By: David B. Yoffie
Rambus is grappling with the ever-changing dynamics of the DRAM/semiconductor industry. The company is actively defending its patent portfolio through litigation and exploring both partnerships and industry standards for keys to future profitability and growth. How can...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Partners and Partnerships;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Semiconductor Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B. "Rambus Inc., 2005." Harvard Business School Case 706-416, August 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
- August 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Teaching Note
National Semiconductor's India Design Center (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-404-102).
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- October 2003
- Teaching Note
Dividend Policy at Linear Technology (TN)
By: Malcolm P. Baker
Teaching Note to (9-204-066).
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Semiconductor Industry
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
New Releases
United States in order to identify key factors for successful collaboration. Three of the consortia in Corey's study - Texas-based SEMATECH and Microelectron-ics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) and Semiconductor Research...
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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
New Book Recounts Storied Class of ’49
of Xerox, Thomas S. Murphy of Capital Cities/ABC, William J. Ruane of the Sequoia Fund, John Shad of Wall Street and the SEC, and Marvin S. Traub of Bloomingdale’s. But lesser-known figures like George M. Berman and Malcolm Hecht, whose View Details
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Laura Singleton
- November 2011 (Revised September 2012)
- Case
Underwater Engineer at Intel Corporation
Molly Miller, an Intel employee and shareholder, must decide whether to vote FOR or AGAINST Intel's proposed 2009 option exchange program. Given recent declines in Intel's stock price, more than 99% of Intel's outstanding employee stock options are "underwater," and...
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Mayfield, E. Scott. "Underwater Engineer at Intel Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 212-047, November 2011. (Revised September 2012.)
- August 2009 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Intel NBI: Radio-Frequency Identification
By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
The Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) group was a start-up that was part of Intel's New Business Initiatives. It sought initially to develop and sell a high performance Rf fast read rate module targeted at fixed position readers that might be found in loading docks...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Organizational Structure;
Failure;
Diversification;
Integration;
Semiconductor Industry
Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Radio-Frequency Identification." Harvard Business School Case 610-027, August 2009. (Revised August 2009.)
- March 1990 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Analog Devices, Inc.: The Half-Life System
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The company has committed to major improvements in quality, cost, and on-time delivery performance. Despite strong senior management support, however, the actual rate of improvement was disappointing until a new measurement philosophy was introduced. The new approach...
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Keywords:
Quality;
Performance Improvement;
Earnings Management;
Financial Reporting;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance Productivity;
Business or Company Management;
Cost Management;
Measurement and Metrics;
Management Teams;
Semiconductor Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Analog Devices, Inc.: The Half-Life System." Harvard Business School Case 190-061, March 1990. (Revised June 1993.)
- January 2007
- Case
AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation
By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
AMD's launch of the Opteron microprocessor in 2003 has allowed the company to make inroads into the lucrative server segment. A long-time follower to Intel, AMD management felt it was in a position to lead the microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Price;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Competitive Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Semiconductor Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Lauren Barley. "AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 507-037, January 2007.