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Global leadership in semiconductors

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Success in the semiconductor industry requires bold investment in new technology and total commitment to quality. US companies will never catch up with their Japanese counterparts until they learn these and other lessons.

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  1. Institute of Research and Development, Tokai University, Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan

    Hajime Karatsu

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Karatsu, H. Global leadership in semiconductors. Nature 346, 101–102 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/346101a0

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