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

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.

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