Restructuring the American semiconductor industry: Vertical integration of design houses and wafer fabricators

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• vertical integration 100%
• semiconductor industry 95%
• firm 65%
• transaction cost 62%
• semiconductor 36%
• manufacturing 27%
• contract 21%
• firm size 19%
• joint venture 13%
• equity 12%
• thesis 11%
• production system 11%
• ownership 11%
• research and development 10%
• silicon 10%
• attribute 8%
• market 8%
• valley 7%
• demand 7%

Social Sciences

• restructuring 57%
• firm 52%
• transaction costs 46%
• industry 39%
• manufacturing 25%
• relational contract 16%
• cost theory 14%
• joint venture 11%
• reorganization 9%
• specialization 9%
• Singapore 8%
• research and development 8%
• revenue 8%
• Taiwan 8%
• equity 7%
• demand 6%
• interpretation 5%
• organization 5%
• market 5%