Summary : One of only 3 logic research centers in the world, the business case for IBM Semiconductor Research was answered when Apple started to design their own chips and became a hypervertical/hypervertical semiconductor company. Then Google and Facebook followed in their steps, first building chip design capability and later hiring process engineers before they came out with their own chips. In short, they were visibly reverse engineering IBM’s vertical research model, starting at the top of the supply ... See More
