Moore’s Law Increasing Complexity, and the Limits of Organization: The Modern Significance of Japanese Chipmakers’ Commodity DRAM Business

Hiroyuki Chuma (ce00005@srv.cc.hit-u.ac.jp) and Norikazu Hashimoto
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Hiroyuki Chuma: Hitotsubashi University
Norikazu Hashimoto: Hitachi Central Research Laboratory

Chapter Chapter 9 in Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation, 2010, pp 209-245 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to identify the contributing factors of the weakening competitiveness of Japanese science-based industries and search for measures to overcome these factors. For this purpose, the case of the semiconductor industry, especially the process of the rise and fall of the DRAM business experienced by this industry, is used for analysis. While attempting to do so, we make a unique trial through the following two analyses: (1) the analysis of the analytical report in detail (by using the electronic microscope) concerning the mass-produced DRAMs manufactured by the Japanese, US and South Korean manufacturers during several generations, and (2) the analysis of the micro- and macro-attributes of the research and development activities of each manufacturer based on the DRAM-related patents of Japan and the US over several decades and the academic papers of the major academic societies represented by ISSCC (International Solid-State Circuit Conference) and IEDM (International Electronic Device Meeting).

Keywords: Chemical Mechanical Planarization; Common Object Request Broker Architecture; Knowledge Utilization; Pull System; Chemical Mechanical Planarization Process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04480-9_9

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