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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... View Details
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]. View Details
Keywords: 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... View Details
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... View Details
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.)
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
in the area of energy storage and green energy production, for example, including lithium ion batteries for cell phones and laptops, silicon solar cells, and power semiconductors for solar panels. As a result, Shih says, the country risks... View Details
- February 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Intel Corp.--1992
By: Kenneth A. Froot
Intel Corp., the world's dominant designer and manufacturer of microprocessors (the "brains" of the personal computer), has accumulated a large amount of cash (net of debt). Furthermore, it expects to continue to accumulate cash at an unprecedented rate. Has the... View Details
Keywords: Dividends; Financial Management; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Cash; Technological Innovation; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Equity; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Semiconductor Industry; United States
Froot, Kenneth A. "Intel Corp.--1992." Harvard Business School Case 292-106, February 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
- August 2009
- Case
Intel NBI: Vivonic
By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
Vivonic was a start-up that was part of Intel's New Business Initiatives that sought to develop and sell personal health monitoring hardware and software. When it was first funded, Intel was in the midst of record growth and was seeking diversification. But the company... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Failure; Diversification; Semiconductor Industry
Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Vivonic." Harvard Business School Case 610-025, August 2009.
- February 2009
- Teaching Note
AMD Dresden: Copy Inexactly! (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [609004]. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Production; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Investment; Industry Clusters; Groups and Teams; Motivation and Incentives; Competency and Skills; Engineering; Science; Geographic Location; Semiconductor Industry; Germany; Europe; United States
- August 2008
- Teaching Note
System on a Chip 2008: Global Unichip Corp. (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [608159] and [609001]. View Details
- February 2006 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Atheros Communications
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lauren Barley
Managers at Atheros, a leading provider of wireless local area network chipsets, must decide whether to join a special interest group (SIG) proposed by Intel to end an impasse over standards for the 802.11n (11n), the next generation of "Wi-Fi" technology. Two factions... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Standards; Wireless Technology; Semiconductor Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lauren Barley. "Atheros Communications." Harvard Business School Case 806-093, February 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
- June 2000
- Case
Intel Capital: The Berkeley Networks Investment
By: Henry W. Chesbrough and David Lane
Discusses how Intel Corp. uses corporate venture capital to explore new technologies in new markets. Intel combines external investments with internal research and development. View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Venture Capital; Investment; Research and Development; Semiconductor Industry
Chesbrough, Henry W., and David Lane. "Intel Capital: The Berkeley Networks Investment." Harvard Business School Case 600-069, June 2000.
- September 1999 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Taiwan: "Only the Paranoid Survive"
By: Bruce R. Scott and James R. Matthews
Taiwan has enjoyed remarkable growth since 1950. This case presents differing views of the role and contribution of the state in this process. Then it explores recent industrial policy in semiconductors. View Details
Scott, Bruce R., and James R. Matthews. Taiwan: "Only the Paranoid Survive". Harvard Business School Case 700-039, September 1999. (Revised May 2005.)
- March 1992 (Revised June 1999)
- Teaching Note
Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-687-020). View Details
Keywords: Semiconductor Industry
- January 1995
- Supplement
Intel's Pentium: When the Chips Are Down (B)
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Semiconductor Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Intel's Pentium: When the Chips Are Down (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 595-059, January 1995.
- May 1989 (Revised June 2005)
- Teaching Note
Intel Corporation 1988 (TN)
By: David B. Yoffie
meaching Note for (9-389-063) and (9-389-136). View Details
Keywords: Semiconductor Industry
- February 1989 (Revised July 1989)
- Case
JESSI (The Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative)
By: George C. Lodge
Keywords: Semiconductor Industry
Lodge, George C. "JESSI (The Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative)." Harvard Business School Case 389-135, February 1989. (Revised July 1989.)
- July 2010
- Teaching Note
Shanzhai! MediaTek and the "White Box" Handset Market (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for 610081. View Details
- 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... View Details
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.)