The 555 timer IC was first introduced around 1971 by the Signetics Corporation as the SE555/NE555 and was called "The IC Time Machine" and was also the very first and only commercial timer IC available. It provided circuit designers with a relatively cheap, stable, and user-friendly integrated circuit for both monostable and astable applications. Since this device was first made commercially av...

Economic efficiency is a function of two types resources: those that are presented in financial statements and not. Non-balance sheet resources referred as to intellectual capital (IC). The purpose the paper investigate relationship between IC, its components level profitability. To conduct analysis, we used system generalized method moments for broad sample Russian firms operate agribusiness i...

Due to globalization, advanced information and communication technology has fuelled competition, and building and sustaining of competition advantages are major concerns of companies. Developing dynamic core competency has become a new competition strategy and an important way to help companies remain flexible and able to respond quickly to unpredicted changes in the environment. The developmen...

There is an ongoing debate about the credit card industry regarding how effective competition has been at reducing prices. Some experts argue that intense competition is clearly evident and leads to low prices that contain no excess profit. However, other experts find evidence both in price data and in market concentration that competition has failed. A model is presented here showing that if t...

Intelligent construction (IC) is an innovative development model of the industry in which integrated with digital technologies against backdrop new technological revolution. The IC involves many influencing factors are actively promoting development. However, investigations focusing on identifying and examining relationships among necessary for limited. In contributing to bridging this gap, pap...

Taiwan’s integrated circuit (IC) industry development process can be separated into three stages: the initiation stage, consisting of obtaining technology and facilitating setup of domestic companies; the burgeoning stage, consisting of the formation of manufacturer’s R&D abilities; and the growth stage, consisting of further raising an industry’s international competitive levels. In each stage...