Front matter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Personal Computing -- 2 Software -- 3 Semiconductors -- 4 Flat Panel Displays -- 5 Lighting -- 6 Pharmaceuticals -- 7 Biotechnology -- 8 Logistics -- 9 Venture Capital -- 10 Financial Services.

The global semiconductor industry is undergoing several forms of structural change simultaneously. The structure of market demand is shifting from one dominated by personal computers to a more diverse array of heterogeneous niches, largely resulting from global diffusion of the Internet and...