Chip group is left with a solid base; many say Sematech's progress will continue despite leader's death

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The sudden death of Sematech's president and CEO Robert N. Noyce on Jun 3, 1990, will not leave the 14-company semiconductor consortium without leadership. Noyce, who died of a heart attack at the age of 62, had attracted enough financial resources and managerial and scientific talent for Sematech to succeed without him. Noyce was planning to retire in the fall of 1990 and had set up a committee in Apr 1990 to look for another CEO for Sematech. Sematech was created in 1987 as an effort to meet Japanese competition in the semiconductor industry and includes companies such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard Co and Motorola Inc. Members contributed $124 million to Sematech's 1990 budget and $100 was received from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Management consulting services, Commercial physical research, Officials and employees, Death, International competition (Economics), Lobbying, obituary, Japanese Competition, Noyce, Robert N.

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A chip maker's profit on patents: Texas Instruments angers the industry

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Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has been requesting unusually high royalty payments from companies that TI says are using its patented technologies. Rival semiconductor and computer companies are angered, saying that TI's claims are excessive, threatening to stifle innovation and entangle other companies in wasteful lawsuits. Some say TI's efforts are not legitimate but are desperate attempts to protect a company that can no longer compete. Richard J. Agnich, general counsel for TI, denies that TI has become uncompetitive, saying that charging royalties for patent use is a way for a company to earn a return on its research and development.

Intellectual property, Texas Instruments Inc., TXN, Licensing, Patent, Profit Analysis

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