Semiconductors represent a major building block of high-tech industry. This chapter analyzes the trajectory of China's rapidly growing semiconductor sector, focusing on the interplay among global technology developments, Chinese government policy, and three groups of firms: purely domestic...

1. Introduction -- 2. Technical regimes, catch-up and organizational dynamics -- 3. Technological regimes, organizational boundaries and patterns of innovation -- 4. Resource acquisition strategies and catching up -- 5. Coevolutionary lock-in as a strategic mechanism -- 6. Synthesis and...

China, the world's leading exporter of electronic products, faces a fundamental dilemma. It is the largest and fastest-growing market for semiconductors, the core component of those electronics products. Yet, at least 80 percent of the semiconductors consumed in China's electronics products...