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Semiconductors: Economics of the New Economy
Semiconductors: Economics of the New Economy
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The "Copy Exactly" Process Technology In recent research with colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, and Georgetown University, Dr. Mowery and his groupi3 found that innovation in semiconductor manufacturing processes, particularly the development and introduction of new process technology in this industry, retains a strong element of i3His collaborators included Dave Hodges, Rob Leachman, and Jeff Macher, under the auspices of the Berkeley Competitive Semiconductor Manufacturing Project.
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The lack of a complete scientific understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes is likely to constrain the scope for increased application of computer technologies to process simulation and manufacturing management. With advances in understanding, however, such expanded applications could have a transformative effect on industry structure and performance.
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Research by the University of California, Berkeley, team suggests that the specialized manufacturers of chips adopt a more incremental approach to management of the introduction of new process technologies. Process technologies are being upgraded more frequently and continuously within these foundries, which develop capability in the frequent introduction of process technologies.
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David Mowery replied that he had not addressed the organization of the innovation process, but he did stress innovation in the form of entry by different kinds of firms non-integrated firms in manufacturing, the fabless firms, and the extension upstream of equipment firms into process development.
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Jorgenson's point about semiconductor knowledge gaps, saying that unless we can measure the output of the "user" industries more effectively it is hard to see the contributions of the semiconductor industry. He suggested starting with the communications and consumer electronics industries, given their complexity.
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