SM: You were able to recognize this as a rudimentary structure which could support banking … CR: Exactly. I just said, “Wow, there you have it! If we could just generalize the value being put into all of those phones we would have a banking system!” That type of banking system could reach places like [...]
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author The JV with NXP has given STM the scale to succeed in the mobile wireless space. Putting its weight behind the convergence movement, the company plans to leverage its full suite of wireless solutions to enable the advanced mobile devices coming out of the Nokia stables among others. Let us [...]
Our family has long been a connoisseur of Darjeeling tea. Growing up in Bengal, it is hard not to be. Later on, when I started living in the San Francisco Bay Area, I got to experience the cult of wine in Napa Valley and the surrounding wine countries. One September, I even worked in a [...]
SM: Can you give us more detail about what Search For Common Ground does? CR: Their work is divided into grass roots community work where they help build capacity for peace at the community level. They also do media work and have radio and TV shows. Their content is to help communities communicate and increase [...]
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In the last part of this series, we looked at STM’s strategic initiatives that are aimed at making the company more nimble and profitable. A very important part of this strategy was unveiled last month when the company decided to form a Joint venture with its wireless business and that [...]
Time for another round of recap since the last one on May 10 … See what you have missed, and catch up.
SM: As you look back on your career, do you feel your decisions were strategic, planned decisions? CR: It might have been! I remember my first day at work. I walked into this big building and I was 1 of 2 women technical engineers. Women were just entering the technical workforce back then. I was [...]
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author As highlighted in our discussion of ST Microelectronics financials, the company has not been very profitable in the last few years. More importantly, it has been growing lesser than the semiconductor industry and losing market share. It is therefore appropriate to peek into the steps that the company has taken [...]
