Publications

March 1992 (Revised June 1999)
Teaching Note

Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin, Teaching Note

By: Dorothy A. Leonard

Teaching Note for (9-687-020). View Details

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry

March 1992 (Revised June 1992)
Case

Thermo Electron Corp.

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

George Hatsopoulos, CEO at Thermo Electron Corp., is considering whether to issue shares in a subsidiary via an initial public offering (IPO). The company has developed an unusual corporate structure in which subsidiaries fund new ventures by raising debt and equity in... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Business Subsidiaries; Resource Allocation; Valuation; Organizational Structure; Business Headquarters; Initial Public Offering; Capital Structure; Capital Markets; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Semiconductor Industry; Semiconductor Industry

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

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... View Details

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

February 1990 (Revised March 1990)
Case

Quantum Semiconductor, Inc.

By: Janice H. Hammond and Roy D. Shapiro

Quantum is faced with a difficult ethical dilemma--industry studies provide evidence that chemicals used in semiconductor manufacturing may cause women working in fabrication cleanrooms to suffer a higher likelihood of spontaneous abortions. The possibility of other... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Prejudice and Bias; Law; Equality and Inequality; Cost; Production; Ethics; Health; Gender; Semiconductor Industry

May 1989 (Revised June 2005)
Teaching Note

Intel Corporation 1988 (TN)

meaching Note for (9-389-063) and (9-389-136). View Details

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry

February 1989 (Revised December 1991)
Case

Intel Corp.--1988

In 1988, Intel had a spectacular year. However, Andy Grove, Intel's CEO, wanted to reevaluate the company's position in "systems"--Intel's OEM PC, boards, and supercomputer businesses. This case explores Intel's position in both the semiconductor industry and its... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Information Infrastructure; Customers; Performance Evaluation; System; Rank and Position; Semiconductor Industry

February 1989 (Revised July 1989)
Case

JESSI (The Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative)

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry

October 1988 (Revised February 1991)
Case

Sematech

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry

September 1988 (Revised December 1998)
Case

Donner Co.

By: Roy D. Shapiro

The management of a small manufacturer of circuit boards faces a number of production and operations management problems. The first day on this case is used to analyze the production capacity of various stages in the process and to examine bottlenecks and key... View Details

Keywords: Information Management; Management; Management Practices and Processes; Production; Performance Capacity; Problems and Challenges; Semiconductor Industry

September 1988
Supplement

Maxtor Corp.: George Scalise, CEO: Simulated Meeting of the Semiconductor Industry Assoc. 2/25/88, Video

July 1988 (Revised July 1988)
Teaching Note

Global Semiconductor Industry--1987, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-388-052). View Details

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry

February 1988
Case

Intel Corp.--1987

Keywords: Semiconductor Industry

February 1988 (Revised May 1998)
Teaching Note

Semiconductor Industry Association and the Trade Dispute with Japan, The, (A), (B), (C), and Supplements, TN

November 1987 (Revised March 1993)
Background Note

Global Semiconductor Industry--1987

In 1987, the global semiconductor industry was coming out of the deepest recession in its 40 year history. The note examines the competitive dynamics of this industry over time, the nature of its technology, and the sources of competitive advantage. The role of buyer... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalization; Crisis Management; Consumer Behavior; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Technology; Semiconductor Industry