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Saxenian describes how the renowned Silicon Valley innovator Cypress, used their tremendously flexible production systems and technologies, and a hugely inventive cadre of engineers, to manufacture more than 75 different products on a single fabrication line. None of these custom and semi-custom devices were large or stable enough to attract a major competitor. Taken altogether though, they accounted for a $1.4 Billion market - almost equal to the highly competitive market for 256K DRAMs (a commodity item).
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Saxenian, Annalee. Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, MA. 1994.
This is a fascinating examination of how a region's industrial culture can provide significant competitive advantages to that region's companies. By comparing and contrasting the differences between how business works on Route 128 in Massachusetts, and in Silicon Valley in California, Saxenian reveals why Silicon Valley has become synonymous with high technology, and why few people have even heard about Route 128.
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Saxenian provides a detailed examination of the two regional industrial models, introducing readers to the innovative practices which have lead to many of Silicon Valley's innovations. Regional Advantage is a treasure chest for executives keen on improving their external relations with suppliers, subcontractors, customers and even their competitors.
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