chapter 1 microelectronics in japan william r boulton the purpose of this jtec study is to evaluate s electronic manufacturing and packaging capabilities within context global economic competition carry out panel evaluated framework japanese consumer electronics industry various technological organizational factors that are likely determine who will win lose marketplace begins with a brief overview especially as it operates today succeeding chapters examine infrastructure take an depth look at central issues product development order identify those parameters future directions for technologies introduction our lives being revolutionized by ways we work communicate shop bank travel learn changing radically whereas natural resources labor capital once determined nation wealth technology aerospace computers telecommunications significantly affects security communications control merging create new multimedia use business education entertainment advanced like superconductivity promise whole range
