Fabless: The Transformation of the Semiconductor Industry

I learned a lot from reading this book. The history was of great interest to me personally since I find the technology of integrated circuits, silicon wafer planerization, die manufacture and related areas of great impact to the modern industry. I learned tons about business strategy and good practices. This book is a must have for anyone working in the semi-conductor chip design and manufacture. Remember, history repeats itself, so learning the history of this industry can be useful for the future. Also, the information in this book can be useful for people who want to invest in the stock market. If read carefully, one can glean investment strategies that may pay out big in the future.

This book is a set of histories of major players in the development of fabless semiconductor. In parts, it is invited histories by insiders. The book is interesting for this collection of various insider viewpoints. If you are in the industry or deal with it, or interested in its history, this is a fascinating collection. If you are expecting deep discussion of technology, this is not the book you are looking for.

I extremely recommend it to any semiconductor professional who's interested in the history of the fabless ecosystem and its major players in the different realms (Foundry, FPGA, ASIC, EDA, and IP). Very informative, well written and entertaining.

Great book, very detailed information on this subject that you won't really find anywhere else in a format like this. Definitely pick this up if you're interested in learning more about the industry.

The parts of the book written by the author are reasonably good but some of the guest pieces feel terribly out of place. I ended up putting the book down around the chapter on GlobalFoundries.

This is a well-written with many helpful facts. As an economist I must say this book inspires me to think about a lot of interesting questions about the semiconductor industry.

This is a great read for anyone who is new to the world of semiconductors. I would couple it with the "Essentials of Telecommunications" and a simple overview of electromagnetics and chemistry on brilliant.org.I think Nenni is off the mark with a few things that are subjective, but otherwise I'd recommend this book to anyone looking to get immersed.

This book is fascinating. Great book about a very important part of American history. I strongly recommend it if you're interested in such things.