ARaman@massey.ac.nz (A.V. Raman) (07/08/90)
Hi: One of my friends is doing a study of the semiconductor industry. She needs information on the development of the industry since 1985 till now. I was wondering if one of you had an article on this somewhere that outlines the growth of the industry in the USA and Japan. Any help (By email please) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. -& (Anand) PS. Suggested reading material would also be very helpful.
jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond) (07/08/90)
ARaman@massey.ac.nz (A.V. Raman) writes: >One of my friends is doing a study of the semiconductor industry. >She needs information on the development of the industry since 1985 >till now. I hope you meant 1975 or 1965? 5 years is not much history. >I was wondering if one of you had an article on this somewhere that >outlines the growth of the industry in the USA and Japan. ONe of the finest compendiums of Electronics history is a book published by Mc Graw Hill titled "An Age of Innovation, The world of Electronics 1930-2000", ISBN number 0-07-606688-6. This book was published in the early 80's and is a collection of articles from "Electronics" magazine back when they were a REAL electronics journal and not just another trade rag. It was given to me as a subscription bonus one year. It should be in your nearest local technical library. For more recent history, it's hard to beat Electronic Engineering Times for timely information. A purusal through back issues would probably provide your friend more information than (s)he could use. John -- John De Armond, WD4OQC | We can no more blame our loss of freedom on congress Radiation Systems, Inc. | than we can prostitution on pimps. Both simply Atlanta, Ga | provide broker services for their customers. {emory,uunet}!rsiatl!jgd| - Dr. W Williams | **I am the NRA**
gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) (07/14/90)
jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond) wrote: > For more recent history, it's hard to beat Electronic Engineering Times > for timely information. You have to ignore the socialist bias, though, which is rampant not only in the editorials but in the headlines, placement of articles, and choice of coverage. Or hadn't you ever noticed all the "government needs to fund the industry" stuff in there? They never seem to cover people who think the government should get the hell out of the industry, unless it's to scorn them when they can't avoid mentioning it (e.g. the Bush administration is always "dragging its heels" or "resisting" the valiant errors, I mean efforts, of the socialists). Their technical coverage is great -- if they'd only leave us to decide our own personal politics they'd be a great newspaper. -- John Gilmore {sun,pacbell,uunet,pyramid}!hoptoad!gnu gnu@toad.com Drug laws = drug lies. Just say "know".
jharkins@sagpd1.UUCP (Jim Harkins) (07/19/90)
In article <11559@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes: > [re: EE times] >Their technical coverage is great -- if they'd only leave us to >decide our own personal politics they'd be a great newspaper. All newspapers have bias, its a fact of life. I'm so used to filtering it out and making my own decisions I don't even notice it (much) any more. I suggest you try it, you're not going to change them and getting ulcers over it is rather silly. Speaking of bias in the papers, during lunch I noticed one of the tabloid headlines said "Rosanne wants test tube baby, husband's sperm tested on hamster." Well, it had the desired effect on me but I refuse to buy that trash. So would someone who bought the paper (to wrap fish in, of course) please tell me what this hamster stuff is about? -- jim jharkins@sagpd1 Some people play hard to get. I play hard to want.