Sematech : saving the U.S. semiconductor industry / Larry D. Browning and Judy C. Shetler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browning, Larry D.

Contributor:

Shetler, Judy C.

Series:

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 10.

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SEMATECH (Organization)--History.

SEMATECH (Organization).

Semiconductor industry--Government policy--United States.

Semiconductor industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Saving the U.S. semiconductor industry

Place of Publication:

College Station, TX : Texas A&M University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although the microchip is an American invention, early, unbridled competition among U.S. companies and the worldwide race for new products allowed the Japanese to move in on the microchip market. By the 1980s, Japan dominated the industry, in this country as well as abroad, and the U.S. semiconductor industry faced irrecoverable loss of production capability. Desperation led to the creation of Sematech. In Sematech, Larry D. Browning and Judy C. Shetler trace the history of Sematech, a consortium formed by fourteen major American semiconductor manufacturers and the U.S. government. Its goal: "To provide the U.S. semiconductor industry the capability for world leadership in manufacturing". Sematech was formed to improve manufacturing competence, not to develop specific products. By 1994, U.S. chip makers were once again ahead in global market share. Sematech had forged this success by first identifying the companies with the best operating solutions to each problem and then disseminating these practices throughout the industry. Browning and Shetler's well-written, thoughtful history will inform business historians, managers, and public policy scholars about the development and success of the U.S. computer chip industry and may also suggest the application of Sematech's techniques to other fields of business.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Long-Established Relations Drive Cooperation

The Black Book Sets the Structure

Collaboration amidst Controversy

Start-up Struggles

Reaching Consensus on Standards

Supplier Relations Lead toward Partnering

Quality

A New Mission

Learning from the Sematech Experiment

The Complexities of Sematech

Chronology

Sematech Centers of Excellence

Intel's FourkStep Model for Constructive Confrontation

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-266) and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-727-X

0-585-37226-8

OCLC:

614709383