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- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: Global Leadership in Chipmaking
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 321-126. The general purpose of this case is to explore the evolving nature of business relations across the Taiwan strait, focusing on the prominence of Taiwan's high-tech industry. After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor... View Details
- March 2011
- Case
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company in 2011
By: Willy Shih and Jia Cheng
When David Wang took over as the CEO of SMIC, he knew that if he was to capitalize on the company's strategic location in the China market, he would have to transform the company mindset and its operating structure from its roots in the manufacturing of DRAMs to the... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Market Entry and Exit; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Customization and Personalization; Semiconductor Industry; China
Shih, Willy, and Jia Cheng. "Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 611-053, March 2011.
- August 1987 (Revised October 1987)
- Supplement
Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan, The: National Semiconductor Profile, Supplement
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan, The: National Semiconductor Profile, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 388-021, August 1987. (Revised October 1987.)
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
TSMC and Samsung: Semiconductor Chip Shortage
- August 2009
- Case
The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih and Jack Chang
When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cost; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Production; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chen-Fu Chien, Chintay Shih, and Jack Chang. "The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 610-003, August 2009.
- November 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy (B)
By: William C. Kirby, Billy Chan and Dawn H. Lau
After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) retired, the new chairman had to grapple with fresh challenges related to its China market: a recently opened factory in China had to find ways to reverse its financial loss and meet its... View Details
Keywords: Cross-cultural; Foreign Investment; Government; Business and Government Relations; Globalization; Change Management; Customer Relationship Management; Innovation Strategy; Global Strategy; Leadership; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan; China
Kirby, William C., Billy Chan, and Dawn H. Lau. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-045, November 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- October 2003
- Case
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: Building a Platform for Distributed Innovation
By: Marco Iansiti and Marcin Strojwas
Surging costs of building a state-of-the-art fabrication facility were pushing firms to outsource manufacturing while advanced technologies were requiring a tighter coupling between design and manufacturing. Explores the development of strategy in this environment.... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Business Model; Networks; Product Design; Production; Decisions; Customer Relationship Management; Supply Chain Management
Iansiti, Marco, and Marcin Strojwas. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: Building a Platform for Distributed Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 604-044, October 2003.
- February 1990 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Intel and Licensing in the Semiconductor Industry
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Intel and Licensing in the Semiconductor Industry." Harvard Business School Case 190-133, February 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
- August 2009
- Supplement
The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (CW)
By: Willy C. Shih
When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and... View Details
- January 1984 (Revised January 1989)
- Teaching Note
Teradyne, Inc.--1979: Semiconductor Test Division (A), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-581-023). View Details
Keywords: Semiconductor Industry
- August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Balancing Act: Nvidia's Strategy in the US-China Semiconductor Standoff
By: Jeremy Friedman, Madison Whitt and Charlie Li
- 2007
- Working Paper
Global Competitors as Next-Door Neighbors: Competition and Geographic Concentration in the Semiconductor Industry
By: Minyuan Zhao and Juan Alcacer
Despite the many advantages offered by technology clusters, firms located in them face the risk of losing valuable knowledge to nearby competitors. In this study, we argue that multi-location firms strategically organize their R&D activities to appropriate the value of... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Geographic Location; Competitive Strategy; Globalization; Semiconductor Industry
Zhao, Minyuan, and Juan Alcacer. "Global Competitors as Next-Door Neighbors: Competition and Geographic Concentration in the Semiconductor Industry." Michigan Ross School of Business Working Paper, No. 1091, March 2007. (Available at SSRN.)
- 03 Sep 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
How the US Government Is Innovating in Its Efforts to Fund Semiconductor Manufacturing
- August 1987
- Case
Government Intervention in the European Computer and Semiconductor Industries
Salter, Malcolm S. "Government Intervention in the European Computer and Semiconductor Industries." Harvard Business School Case 388-023, August 1987.
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Upgrading the Economy: Industrial Policy and Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [609089]. View Details
- September 1987 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan (C), The
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan (C), The." Harvard Business School Case 388-049, September 1987. (Revised January 1992.)
- June 1987 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan (B), The
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 387-195, June 1987. (Revised February 1988.)
- April 2014
- Teaching Note
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy
By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell