 Manufacturing platform of strategic innovation in global semiconductor industryYu-Ling Lin and Po-Yung Chu International Journal of Business Excellence, 2012, vol. 5, issue 1/2, 21-34 Abstract: While integrated circuit (IC) companies in most countries are vertically integrated, Taiwan is an exception to that rule. An alternative business model for IC manufacturing was created out of and initiated by Taiwan's innovative foundry service strategy. A new IC ecosystem is clustered with platform leaders as well as constituent specialisation firms. Functioning as a whole and complementarily to one another, the separate but networked entities focus on their core business to create their own unique values. In the ecosystem, global IC design firms then emerge uniquely positioned. This platform also helps to explain the remarkable performance of small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan's IC design segment. Keywords: manufacturing platforms; strategic innovation; semiconductor industry; integrated circuits; Taiwan; vertical integration; alternative business models; innovative strategies; foundry service strategies; ecosystems; platform leaders; specialisation firms; separate entities; networked entities; core businesses; unique values; design firms; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; sustained competitive advantage; global markets; business excellence. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijbexc:v:5:y:2012:i:1/2:p:21-34 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Business Excellence from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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