U.S.-Japan strategic alliances in the semiconductor industry : technology transfer, competition, and public policy / Committee on Japan, Office of Japan Affairs, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Japan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semiconductor industry--United States.

Semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor industry--Japan.

Technology transfer--United States.

Technology transfer.

Technology transfer--Japan.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

US-Japan strategic alliances in the semiconductor industry

United States-Japan strategic alliances in the semiconductor industry

US-Japan strategic alliances in the semiconductor industry.

United States-Japan strategic alliances in the semiconductor industry.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reviews the evolution of strategic alliances involving U.S. and Japanese companies in the semiconductor industry and analyzes whether alliances can contribute to the renewal of an industry faced with stiff competition from Japan. It includes case studies, alternative future scenarios, and suggestions for government and industry.

Contents:

U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition, and Public Policy

Copyright

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Background: Technology Transfer and Latecomer Catch-up

3 Strategic Alliances and Technology Transfer

TRENDS IN U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCES

4 Forces Driving the Formation of Strategic Alliances

GENERIC FORCES

HIGH-TECHNOLOGY FACTORS

U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCES

BUSINESS CYCLES, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, AND POLITICAL FACTORS

RECESSIONS: LESSONS LEARNED

5 A Typology of Alliances

DIRECTION OF TECHNOLOGY FLOW: NATIONAL INTERESTS

ASYMMETRICAL PAIRINGS: LARGE AND SMALL COMPANIES

SYMMETRICAL PAIRINGS: LARGE COMPANIES

WHY DIVERSIFICATION?

6 Issues for U.S. Policy: Japanese Investments and U.S. Competitiveness

7 Issues for U.S. Policy: National Security

8 Issues for U.S. Policy: Global Technological Stratification and U.S. Technological Capabilities

UPSTREAM TRENDS: THE SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY

DOWNSTREAM TRENDS: SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND PROPRIETARY ARCHITECTURES

9 Possible Scenarios for U.S.-Japan Alliances and Their Implications for the United States

SCENARIO 1: GRADUAL U.S. RECOVERY

SCENARIO 2: MARKET SHARE EQUILIBRIUM

SCENARIO 3: GRADUAL U.S. DECLINE

SCENARIO 4: JAPANESE DOMINANCE

SCENARIO 5: PACIFIC RIM DOMINANCE

10 Conclusions

EXAMPLES OF U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCES: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS

Costs

Benefits

SEMICONDUCTORS AS A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: ISSUES FOR U.S. INDUSTRY

NATIONAL INTERESTS: ISSUES FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

Appendix A Case Studies of U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Semiconductors

CASE I: MOTOROLA-TOSHIBA

Historical Background: Motorola's Approach to the Japanese Semiconductor Market

Motivations and Negotiating Issues.

Initial Structure of the Linkage and Technology Transfer

Business Impacts and Future Prospects

1. Marketing Collaboration

2. Microprocessors

3. DRAMs

Implications

CASE II: SUN-FUJITSU

CASE III: KUBOTA COMPUTER

Appendix B Examples of Japanese Acquisitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Companies

Appendix C Examples of Japanese Acqusitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Companies

Appendix D Workshop on U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Semiconductors: Agenda and Participants.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610246540

9781280246548

1280246545

9780309584784

0309584787

9780585143514

058514351X

OCLC:

614633467