DocumentCode
959876
Title
Graceful growth of technology
Author
Kurokawa, Kaneyuki
Author_Institution
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki
Volume
40
Issue
11
fYear
1993
fDate
11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2098
Abstract
Summary form only given. Graceful growth of technology takes place if the technology enters into the marketplace while it is in a primitive stage of development and if the technology finds wider and wider applications as it improves guided by feedback from the marketplace. Two examples of graceful growth are transistors and liquid crystal displays. They did not compete head on with existing devices. In its early stage of development, each found a modest application in which its strong points more than compensated for its weak points. Finding such an application is a key to technical innovation. Graceful growth is almost mandatory for any technology that grows to be big
Keywords
electronics industry; technological forecasting; graceful growth; liquid crystal displays; marketplace; technical innovation; technology growth; transistors; Costs; Employment; Feedback; Laboratories; Light emitting diodes; Market research; Micromechanical devices; Production facilities; Semiconductor materials; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/16.239758
Filename
239758
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