DOIONLINE

DOIONLINE NO - IJMAS-IRAJ-DOIONLNE-4096

Publish In
International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS)-IJMAS
Journal Home
Volume Issue
Issue
Volume-2,Issue-2  ( Feb, 2016 )
Paper Title
The Effect Of Global Competition On Innovation In The Semiconductor Industry
Author Name
Gerald P. W. Simons, Paul N. Isely
Affilition
Economics Department, Grand Valley State University, USA
Pages
146-148
Abstract
There has been a dramatic shift in the location of semiconductor production over the last 20 years, with an increasing share of global production taking place in the Asia Pacific region. We investigate the impact that this shift has had on the innovative behavior of semiconductor manufacturers in the rest of the world. Traditional North-South innovation models indicate that North firms would increase their innovation as production increases in the South. We find that R&D spending by North firms does indeed increase as semiconductor production shifts to Asia Pacific. However, we find no evidence to indicate that the volume of patenting by North firms increases as a result. Keywords- Semiconductors, Innovation, Patents.
  View Paper