Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 8 February 2010
Length: 25 pages
Data source: Field research
Abstract
Describes three stages in Intel's history: the initial success and then collapse in Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAMs) and Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROMs); its transition to and dominance in microprocessors, and its move to become the main supplier of the building blocks for the Internet economy. Allows a rich discussion of industry structure and transformation in DRAMs and microprocessors, creation of competitive advantage and value capture, and sustainability.
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Abstract
Describes three stages in Intel's history: the initial success and then collapse in Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAMs) and Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROMs); its transition to and dominance in microprocessors, and its move to become the main supplier of the building blocks for the Internet economy. Allows a rich discussion of industry structure and transformation in DRAMs and microprocessors, creation of competitive advantage and value capture, and sustainability.