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W. Jeremiah Sanders III

technological breakthroughs. In an industry characterized by many leadership transitions, Sanders has been a stalwart competitor and pioneering presence in Silicon Valley for over three decades. He was named the best CEO in the View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

01 Jun 1998
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the U.S. and Japanese semiconductor industries, he made a surprising discovery: Although U.S. and Japanese firms' development programs were both successful, they appeared to pursue radically different organizational strategies that showed... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Kenneth A. Goldman

was named at the time) buy the Internet media company Excite in the largest Internet merger yet. It's heady stuff for a guy who started out in the unglamorous position of controller of a semiconductor firm after graduating from HBS. But... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

25 Apr 2014
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Helping high achievers achieve even more

As cofounder of Summit Partners, E. Roe Stamps IV (MBA 1974) spurred economic growth and created jobs in a broad range of industries, from fiber optics to pathology laboratories, to electronics and semiconductor manufacturers. Established... View Details

Robert H. Sorensen

Sorensen led Perkin-Elmer to become one of the premier diversified technology companies in the United States. It developed the first commercial super minicomputer in 1979. During his CEO tenure, sales and earnings more than tripled and Perkin-Elmer grew to become the... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

01 Dec 1996
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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... View Details

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Jay Khil

with Maxim Integrated, a semiconductor firm with a strong presence in Asia. Although Jay fulfilled two rotations within Maxim's leadership-development program, she sought assignments that would be less business-to-business related.... View Details

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

July 2010
Teaching Note

Shanzhai! MediaTek and the "White Box" Handset Market (TN)

By: Willy C. Shih

Teaching Note for 610081. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Information Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Trade; Growth and Development Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; China

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August 2005 (Revised April 2006)
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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

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August 2004 (Revised March 2005)
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National Semiconductor's India Design Center (TN)

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer

Teaching Note to (9-404-102). View Details

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry; India

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October 2003
Teaching Note

Dividend Policy at Linear Technology (TN)

By: Malcolm P. Baker

Teaching Note to (9-204-066). View Details

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry

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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

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

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Market trends, opportunities in advanced technology fields

pharmaceuticals, plastics, safety and security, and semiconductor manufacturing. Frost & Sullivan - Reports and market trends and opportunities encompassing various technology-, energy-, and manufacturing-related... View Details

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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.... View Details

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

Keywords: Legal

February 1992 (Revised March 1993)
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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

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August 2009
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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

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