Ideas–for endless prosperity?
Over the last few hundred years, the world’s per capita income and population have been growing simultaneously. But our natural resource stock is limited. In some instances, it has been…
Megatrends
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Semiconductor Technology–shaping national edge
The news of chip scarcity and unfolding US-China trade frictions have drawn significant public interest in semiconductor technology. Six-hundred-billion-dollar revenue of the semiconductor industry does not appear to be very…
Semiconductor Industry in India–innovation failure
With a $10 billion pot of money for giving subsidies, India has been struggling to allure global icons like Intel or TSMC to set up semiconductor plants in India. On…
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…
Microchips–invention, evolution, transformation and chip war
All time, we have been benefiting from microchips, whether communicating over the smartphone, monitoring fire hazards, or tracking pets. Microchips determine how accurately missiles fly and hit targets and how…
More than Moore–fuelling monopolisation, reinvention and migration
More than Moore refers to the implication of Moore’s law on fueling competition in the evolution and monopolization of Innovation. Moore’s law states that the number of transistors in a…
Semiconductor–a technology core transforming innovation, economy and policy
Semiconductor billionaires are everywhere, even in less developed countries. Most of us carry several billion semiconductor devices in our pockets. A typical smartphone has a few billion semiconductor devices–transistors. For…
Transistor–technology core shaping global trade and power
Unlike a nuclear bomb or jumbo jet, a Transistor is a tiny three-legged device. It’s made from the widely available cheapest material on the earth—sand. But its roles in civilian…
Metaverse Technology–challenges to creative destruction
Facebook founder Zuckerberg has been on a mission to pursue metaverse technologies to reinvent how we meet, greet, socialize and work. But it has been taking a massive toll on…
Meta Faces Metaverse Reality–creative destruction to whom?
Meta has been out there with its Reality labs to take us into a virtual fantasy world–metaverse. Its adventure has been costing billions without showing the possibility of profitable waves…
Lead User Innovations — how to make them successful?
Yes, many Innovation success stories emerged as lead user innovations. But they were primitive and costly, and they created appeal only to a few customers. For example, before becoming suitable…
Disruptive Technology – scalable reinvention core
Disruptive keyword and its variations, like disruptive innovations, Disruptive technologies, disruptors, and Disruptive innovation strategy, have become catchphrases. Due to the ease of use of digital technologies to recreate many…