Since the emergence of information technology, the integrated circuit industry has been a major contributor to sustained economic expansion. This paper proposes a theoretical model premised on the pertinent theories of technological progress in late-mover countries and concludes that it is...

Using China's semiconductor design industry as a case, this article examines the claims made by global production network (GPN) and transnational technology community (TTC) scholars that transnational networks are driving technological development in emerging economies. Due to co-ethnic...