JEL Classification O34, K41, G24, M41, M42. A survey of patent litigation in the Taiwan electronics industry between 2010 and 2015 provides insight into the causes and economic consequences of patent litigation. This survey had three key what were the findings of this study? First, companies with patents for new inventions are more likely to file plaintiff-initiated lawsuits and less likely to ...

As the premier event in applied power electronics, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC) 2023 returned to Orlando, FL, USA for first time since 2012 fully recover pre-COVID era with record number of attendance (5006) and exhibitors displaying their latest wares. Cosponsored by Society (PELS), Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA), Industry Applications (IAS), 38th ann...

The Toyota production system (TPS) or lean has long been regarded as a powerful approach for managing manufacturing factories. However, in the early 1990s, the TPS was found not to work when it was applied to Japanese electronics companies. TPS is fit for a stable, but not volatile, business environment such as that which the electronics industry belongs. This volatile environment can be descri...