Semiconductors: the building blocks of the information revolution.

Part of a special issue on the relationship between computers and employment. Driven by advances in technology and an ever increasing demand, employment growth and earnings in the semiconductor industry are above those of manufacturing as a whole. Technological advances have increased the speed an...

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Publicado en:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 119; pp. 6 - 18
Autor principal: Moris, Francisco A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: US Department of Labor August 1996
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        Microprocessors
        History
        Semiconductor industry
        Employment
        Computer industry personnel
        Supply & demand
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