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Arthur Rock
his new partner Tommy Davis founded Davis & Rock, and went to work building what became Silicon Valley. When Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore became disenchanted working at Fairchild Semiconductor in 1967, they turned to Rock for advice. He...
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- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
congruence. Performance appraisals with 360-degree feedback improves congruence and collaboration, opens communication when feedback is discussed by the team, and provides an opportunity for more accurate self-assessments. An example of how 360-degree feedback was used...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
IBM's "Radical Collaboration" model has been an innovative approach to meeting the challenges of the huge R&D and capital investments that are needed to stay competitive in the global semiconductor industry. This model has...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Sorting Out the Patent Craze
association of memory and computer companies to establish such standards for semiconductor devices. Because interchangeability is so important, most memory products are made to be consistent with the relevant standard. This means that any...
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- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
machines that took up more than twenty square feet of scarce factory floor space at the semiconductor facility. Teradyne engineers knew that CMOS technology could enable tighter integration of the test system architecture. With this...
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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
in computers and consumer electronics, Shih says, “We tried to highlight some of the unusual, fresh thinking — such as IBM’s radical collaboration model in semiconductor R&D — that business leaders are using to approach the challenges...
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Strategy and Technology (Elective Curriculum)
By: David B. Yoffie
This course explores the unique aspects of creating effective management and investment strategies for technology-intensive businesses. What strategies can win in markets with strong network effects? How can firms leverage technology to build multi-sided platforms?... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
controlling the flow of the investment. For an example of what we mean, let's look at Teradyne, the maker of semiconductor test equipment. In 1997, the company was confronted with an important innovation: the application of CMOS chip...
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by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
examine whether multi-location firms increase internal ties when they face appropriability risks from direct competitors. Our empirical analysis of the global semiconductor industry shows that when leading firms co-locate with direct...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
became a very popular category of desktop PCs. Hsinchu, Taiwan based MediaTek is a fabless semiconductor company that unleashed a white-box market in mobile phone handsets by offering an innovative "complete solution" for 2.5G...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
know-how. It was here in Santa Clara County that the idea of venture capital was born when Arthur Rock (MBA '51) funded the invention of the silicon-based semiconductor that would give the Valley its name and its identity. It was in a...
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Susan Young
- Research Summary
Overview
By: William C. Kirby
A historian by training, Professor Kirby examines contemporary China's business, economic, and political development in an international context. He writes and teaches on the growth of modern companies in China (Chinese and foreign; state-owned and private); Chinese...
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China;
Internationalization;
Educational Policy And Politics;
Infrastructure;
Government And Business;
The Revival Of Family Business In China;
China’s Infrastructure Exports: The ‘Belt And Road’ Initiative;
Agribusiness;
Education;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Governance;
Government and Politics;
History;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Social Enterprise;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Asia;
Europe;
North and Central America
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
Moore described the rise of the semiconductor industry and the uniquely fertile environment for startup companies in Silicon Valley, Arati Prabhakar of the National Institute of Standards and Technology discussed the future of the Silicon...
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Daniel Penrice
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
costs. Silicon and wafer cutting technologies that were rendered surplus after the semiconductor industry slowed down during the last recession were picked up by a fast-growing solar energy industry.Q: What advice would you give would-be...
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by Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry. In so doing, it masked the complexity of the latest process technologies and reduced the entry barriers for small firms to utilize the latest technology. In acting as an aggregator, it was...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
most important person in my life meant so much to me! *** Name: Ashley Chang Child: Jonas (almost 6 years) and Clement (2.5 years) Student Status: EC Where are you from? Taiwan Professional pathway pre-HBS: I was a product manager in the View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
Asian industrial cluster with global scope which has no participants or competitors in the West. The case can also be used to expose students to the global supply chain for key information technology components. Taiwan and Korea are today the major world centers for...
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308066 System on a Chip 2008: Global Unichip Corp. Harvard Business School Case 608-159 Though much of the semiconductor industry has shifted to a...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
a productive way?Aguh: We have a couple of benefits, particularly for the CHIPS and Science Act. Think about semiconductor fabrication. One, these fabs take a long time to build, because they’re enormous, the size of a city block, cost as...
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- Summer 2018
- Article
Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating
By: Willy C. Shih
Knowledge embedded within state-of-the-art production and design tools is a powerful force that is leveling the global technology playing field. It democratizes innovation and makes future competition more challenging. This paper describes the knowledge flows through...
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Product Design;
Product Commercialization;
Product Development;
Product Development Strategy;
Production;
Manufacturing Tools;
Manufacturing;
Manufacturing Industry;
Engineering;
Globalization;
Goods and Commodities;
Knowledge;
Commercialization;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Technology Adoption;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
North America;
Asia
Shih, Willy C. "Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating." Art. 59420. MIT Sloan Management Review 59, no. 4 (Summer 2018): 53–58.