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Semiconductor lithography has been evolving due to profit making competition from science and technology possibilities in keeping Moore's law alive--leading to monopolisation

Semiconductor Lithography Economics–fuelling Moore’s law and market power

The rise of the rudimentary microscope that an American firm GCA invented in 1961 to ASML’s $250 million complex machine is a surprise. Its uprising has fueled monopoly in the…

The rise of Chiplet due to the fact that Moore's law is dead will likely have profound effect on the semiconductor industry

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Moore’s Law is Dead–Chiplet redefines semiconductor industry

Moore’s law is dead sounds death of a king. By the way, why should we be concerned with this? The Economics of cramming more components onto an integrated circuit gave…

Upon failing to move to latest process nodes, IDMs are after chiplet--raising question of winning, surviving or dying?

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Chiplet–for IDMs’ winning, survival or death?

Upon losing the process node battle to the foundry leader TSMC, IDMs like Intel, AMD and others are after Chiplet. Does it sound unfair? Or, is Chiplet a new technology…

ASML's success appears to be growing a pearl out of systematic flow of ideas for consistently finding better means in helping customers to get jobs done.

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ASML–growing pearl gets caught in Chip War

ASML is a Dutch company headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Despite its birth in a wooden hut surrounded by 31 employees in 1984, ASML has risen as the most valued European…

How to derive economic and social benefits from 5G's higher speed, lower latency, and higer capacity?

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5G Benefits–what are for less developed countries?

It has cost $20 billion for South Korea to upgrade infrastructure to offer 5G benefits to 45 percent of the 52 million population, spread over 100,210 sq km. Yes, such…

Evolution of semiconductor as four waves has caused the rise and fall of firms and nations

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Semiconductor Industry Waves

To regain the edge in the global semiconductor industry, the USA has come up with a $52 billion rescue package. Despite being a major human capital supplier, India has a…

Self-learning abilities through education and soft skills are vital for dealing with changing skill requirements

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Education & Skills

Self-learning Ability to Cope with Changing Skill Demand

Skills for the future and future of work are fraught with pervasive uncertainties. According to World Economic Forum predictions made in 2020, by 2025, as high as 50 percent of…

Vertical segmentation of semiconductor industry value chain reveals internal details layer after layer

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Semiconductor Value Chain – globally distributed ecosystem

Global chip shortage affecting production was one of the top news in 2021–culminating in the Chip War. It has affected 200 downstream sectors ranging from smartphones to automobiles. Why does…

Underlying theories and data indicate that job polarisation effect is caused due to the ease of automation of data and knowledge centric jobs of educated workforce

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Job Polarization – technology shaping future of work

New digital-native companies have been relying on algorithms to supervise the operation. Their algorithmic self-servicing tools and real-time monitoring have been taking the middleman out of the equation. As automation, software…

Robots taking over jobs for China has become a blessing for preventing factory outmigration and protecting office jobs.

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Robots Taking Over Jobs – blessing for China?

There is no denying that robots are taking over jobs. For sure, 2.7 million robots, as of 2020, working factories around the world have taken over at least six times…

Education & Skills

Skill Development Process – mastering innovation ability

The skill development process for innovation is not limited to sharing codified knowledge. We should aim at helping the learner to master their abilities with knowledge, thinking, and skills. It must influence…

Design Thinking Skills should be augmented with winning strategy and a flow of scientific knowledge for creating innovation success in the competitive market

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Design Thinking Skills – for winning innovation race

Besides the good acceptance of design thinking skills for human-centric innovation, why is a record number of startups failing? Why are innovators suffering from the burn of the failure of…

Industrial Revolutions

Semiconductor Lithography Economics–fuelling Moore’s law and market power

Moore’s Law is Dead–Chiplet redefines semiconductor industry

Chiplet–for IDMs’ winning, survival or death?

ASML–growing pearl gets caught in Chip War

5G Benefits–what are for less developed countries?

Semiconductor Industry Waves

Self-learning Ability to Cope with Changing Skill Demand

Semiconductor Value Chain – globally distributed ecosystem

Job Polarization – technology shaping future of work

Robots Taking Over Jobs – blessing for China?

Skill Development Process – mastering innovation ability

Design Thinking Skills – for winning innovation race

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