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Is Outsourcing Dying Or Thriving? (Part 3)
By guest author Tony Scott In part I of my article, I pointed out the reasons why outsourcing to India based on pure labor rate arbitrage faces significant obstacles to continued growth – and possibly even to future survival. On the other hand, outsourcing is clearly thriving – in India and around the world. How
Are MBA Programs Failing?
By guest author Jeff Saperstein Sramana has launched a most useful discussion about whether MBA programs are failing entrepreneurs. As a fifteen-year adjunct lecturer at San Francisco State University’s Graduate School of Business and a ten-year visiting professor at ESCP–Paris Graduate Business Program, I have taught thousands of MBA students. Research we conducted for “Bust
Is Outsourcing Dying Or Thriving? (Part 1)
By guest author Tony Scott Almost exactly two years ago, Sramana Mitra wrote an article titled “The Death of Indian Outsourcing.” That article created quite a bit of controversy and stimulated a lot of conversation. Companies providing outsourcing services, companies using outsourcing services, and people in general in the United States and India often had
Moshe Gavrielov
Moshe Gavrielov, CEO of Xilinx, has 30 years of executive management and engineering experience with semiconductor and software companies. He served as executive vice president and general manager of the verification division at Cadence Design Systems. Before that, Gavrielov was CEO of Verisity, Ltd., where he grew the company from a $4 million startup through
MediaTek (Part 5): Strategy and Outlook
By guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala MediaTek’s success in extending its winning streak hinges on the success of its alliances such as that with Leadcore Technology, which has been a longtime supplier to China Mobile. The partnership has enabled MediaTek to gain a strong position in the TD-SCDMA market. To cement its position in this
MediaTek (Part 4): In The Smartphone Era
By guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala Smartphones are selling hot even in this market slump, and handset vendors are moving heaven and earth to get a bigger share of this burgeoning market segment. But the price of a smartphone is still beyond the reach of many price-conscious consumers. Thanks to the recently announced Gphone Nexus
MediaTek (Part 3): Secret Sauce
By guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala As its gross margins trail only those of industry leader Qualcomm, MediaTek is well-regarded by analysts and investors alike. Since its listing on the Taiwan exchange in 2001, MediaTek’s gross margin has usually hovered around the high 40s to the mid 50s. These days, it is close to 60%.
MediaTek (Part 1): Beginnings And Growth
By guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala [Nalini’s newest series takes us to Taiwan with an in-depth look at MediaTek’s past and future.] For the six to seven years following its inception in 1997, MediaTek, Inc. focused on providing media processor chips for DVD players and optical storage drives such as DVDs and CD-ROMs. It was
