the semiconductor industry s role in net world order greg linden clair brown and melissa appleyard draft dated february 6 2001 global chip has seen a number of remarkable changes decades since it came into being with initial diffusion technology 1960s tilton 1971 these transformations include not only technological advances but also competitive landscape this paper examines new forces that are reshaping once again central force is emergence distributive networks as leading application for electronics forms network communication information flows have given rise to what we call other feeding current evolution maturation manufacturing services development an organizational infrastructure system level design our analysis focuses on how makers creating capturing value within emerging 1970s saw producers united states japan europe spurred by breakthroughs including integrated circuit creation
