U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry

Committee on Japan, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 2 Background: Technology Transfer and Latecomer Catch-Up; 4 3 Strategic Alliances and Technology Transfer; 5 4 Forces Driving the Formation of Strategic Alliances; 6 5 A Typology of Alliances; 7 6 Issues for U.S. Policy: Japanese Investments and U.S. Competitiveness; 8 7 Issues for U.S. Policy: National Security; 9 8 Issues for U.S. Policy: Global Technological Stratification and U.S. Technological Capabilities; 10 9 Possible Scenarios for U.S.-Japan Alliances and Their Implications for the United States; 11 10 Conclusions; 12 Appendix A: Case Studies of U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Semiconductors; 13 Appendix B: Examples of Japanese Acquisitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Companies; 14 Appendix C: Examples of Japanese Acquisitions and Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Companies; 15 Appendix D: Workshop on U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Semiconductors: Agenda and Participants