The development of cluster tool controllers (CTC) for semiconductor manufacturing: the case of KAIST and Jusung Engineering, Co. Online publication date: Sat, 02-Oct-2010
by Ingyu Oh
International Journal of Technology Marketing (IJTMKT), Vol. 5, No. 2, 2010
Abstract: This is a case study of cluster tool controller (CTC) development for semiconductor manufacturing, a software programme Jusung Engineering has developed in association with an R&D team at Korea Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (KAIST). The case demonstrates how the cross-boundary coordination of technology transfer, using the method of 'asset matching' between firms and individuals within public R&D institutions, can be successful despite qualms of various governance issues. Jusung Engineering boldly used a means of virtual networking to occupy an open space in the market that had not been exploited by its competitors. A professor at KAIST and his team provided their expertise in software development to this mutual project, as they were selected not through strong ties but through virtual ties. By reinforcing the virtual ties through visiting each other's physical spaces, both parties of the technology transfer avoided disastrous governance failures and created value in a market that has been dominated by a monopoly supplier.
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