This chapter compares the technological catch up paths of the semiconductor industry in China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan. Using the sectoral innovation approach the chapter shows significant variations and extent of catch up enjoyed by these countries in the semiconductor industry such that it...

This paper examines the consequences of the mid-1980s economic crisis on technological change and the international division of labour in the semiconductor industry in Penang. Consistent with orthodox Marxist economists increasing capital-labour ratios targeted at rising productivity through...

Introduction -- Semiconductor Manufacturing Process Description -- Modeling and Analysis Tools -- Dispatching Approaches -- Deterministic Scheduling Approaches -- Order Release Approaches -- Production Planning Approaches -- Production Planning and Control Systems

Thermal designers of data centers and server manufacturers are showing a greater concern regarding the cooling of the new generation data centers, which consume considerably more electricity and dissipate much more waste heat, a situation that is creating a re-thinking about the most effective...