Competing for the Future
Competing for the Future
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USDEverybody knows that digital technology has revolutionised our economy and our lifestyles. But how many of us really understand the drivers behind the technology - the significance of going digital; the miniaturization of circuit boards; the role of venture capital in financing the revolution; the importance of research and development? How many of us understand what it takes to make money from innovative technologies? Should we worry about manufacturing going offshore? What is the role of India and China in the digital economy? Drawing on a lifetime's experience in the industry, as an engineer, a senior manager and as a partner in a venture capital firm, Henry Kressel offers an expert personalized answer to all these questions. He explains how the technology works, why it matters, how it is financed and what the key lessons are for public policy.
- Explains digital technology in layman's terms and details its social and economic impact world-wide
- Examines the role of research, entrepreneurs and manufacturing in innovation and highlights the opportunities and challenges facing business strategists in the digital age
- Explains the business model and role of venture capital in the development of new digital technologies
Reviews & endorsements
"Drawing on a lifetime of experience in the industry, the authors offer some answers and also explain how the industry base can flourish against lower wage competition."
-Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment
Product details
April 2007Hardback
9780521862905
422 pages
235 × 160 × 26 mm
0.7kg
102 b/w illus. 16 tables
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Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Genesis: inventing electronics for the digital world
- 2. Building digital systems
- 3. Edison's legacy: industrial R&D
- 4. R&D goes global
- 5. Financing innovation: venture capital
- 6. Manufacturing: globalizing faster than ever
- 7. Your government is here to help
- 8. The digital world: industries transformed
- 9. The digital world: a global village
- Appendix 1.1 Smaller, faster, more efficient MOSFETs
- Appendix 1.2 Building multi-transistor logic gates
- Appendix 1.3 MOSFETs in memory devices
- Appendix 1.4 CMOS reduces logic gate power dissipation
- Appendix 1.5 Laser diode basics
- Appendix 1.6 Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
- Appendix 1.7 Photodetectors
- Appendix 1.8 Making fibre optic cables
- Appendix 1.9 Principles of LCD displays
- Appendix 2.1 The demise of analog computers
- Appendix 2.2 IP, TCP, and the internet
- Appendix 2.3 Building an object-oriented program
- Index.
