We have just completed a project that highlighted the classic Innovator’s Dilemma – if you haven’t already, please read Clayton Christensen’s book The Innovator’s Dilemma.
Our work highlighted barriers to the development and uptake of disruptive compound semiconductor technologies, critically, the lack of purpose built, optimised processes and foundry equipment. Considerable research in this area depends on old infrastructure and processes used for silicon semiconductors. Until industry invests in new infrastructure, progress in compound semiconductor innovation will be slowed by incumbent processes and infrastructure.
The question comes up again and again: what is the price of innovation? Should you continue milking your cash cow and continue with small-step evolutionary innovation? Or should you take a bigger step and invest in step-change, revolutionary innovation that will benefit you in the longer term?
We can provide market and competitor analysis and intelligence to help you.