My Statement of Purpose: VLSI Design

The Steve Jobs biography “Steve Jobs the Man Who Thought Different” provides a glimpse into the past and the development of current technology. Although at some points did this book fail to capture my attention, overall I came to the conclusion that it did help me learn a lot about the Apple Industry and how it came to be. Because of this I would recommend this book to a friend. The author’s unique way of reviewing Steve Jobs’s life and his impact made on society, along with his associates who helped him make it to where he was helped to build my interest in the book. Although, it did fail to capture my attention because of the, what I felt, extensive and repetitive descriptions of each situation Jobs found himself in throughout his life. By

The co-founder of Intel, Gordon Moore, in 1965 noticed that every year the amount of transistors that could be placed on every square inch of integrated circuits had doubled since their inception in 1959. Moore predicted that the growth would continue for ten years with doubling the amount of transistors on the board every year. Over time the process continued, but the time it took was larger than Moore had predicted. In 1975, he adjusted his prediction to double within two years. Scientific American states, “It is a prediction that the

This case traces the strategic decisions of Intel Corporation which defined its evolution from being a start-up developer of semiconductor memory chips in 1968 to being the industry leader of microprocessors in 1997 when it ranked amongst the top five American companies and had stock market valuation of USD 113 billion.

In 2013, Intel spent more than 10.6 billion in Research and Development (R&D), and became the third biggest spender in R&D. Intel invests in R&D to get on with Moore’s Law, an observation by company co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965 that computing power doubles every two years. As the company works to cram more transistors onto its circuits, development eats most of the company’s R&D spending. “It’s getting more expensive to do the development piece of it

“Moore’s law is the observation that, over the history of computing hardware, the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit has doubled approximately every

VMI is one of the greatest educational institutions in the United States. It’s heritage and traditions are vastly different than your regular college venues. I am interested in attending VMI because it’s a college that presents different challenges that I am willing to embrace. VMI’s academic structure is fantastic, and I look forward to being in a challenging environment where leadership training will help me navigate in the real world.

Apple Computers is a well-established and highly profitable company that has several leading technology- and computer-based products on the market, and that retains a highly loyal consumer base in its niche personal computing market (Yahoo Finance, 2012; Hoovers, 2012). Though the company faltered for some time in its history, it has again reached the pinnacle of innovation and progress in the computing and technology industries, and its product rollouts constitute some of the most anticipated and avidly watched events each year by early adopters and investors alike (Yahoo Finance, 2012; Hoovers, 2012). Despite the recent passing of Steve Jobs, one of the company's founders and the company's CEO and public face during the company's resurgence over the past decade-and-a-half, most projections for the company are optimistic in both the short and long terms (Yahoo Finance, 2012).

The Apple computer began reading and writing 4 kilobytes which was 20,000 times slower than today. Between then and now, Apple has progressed far from where it began. The Mac offered point and click technology which was comprehensible and easy to use. It did not take an expert to set up and use, causing technology to spread quickly through the common people. Jobs says in his speech, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”, then explains how if he believes this is untrue, something needs to be changed. He believes that if he is doing something he does not enjoy, something needs to be done

According to Moore’s Law, computer processing speed doubles exponentially every single year. Being 32 times faster than the current speed after five years, and 1024 times faster than the current speed after 10 years. Exponential growth is a phenomenon both observed in nature, as well as society as a whole. It comes as little surprise that the progression of technology has been exponential as well.

There is a point in ones life where they are confronted with the arduous task of deciding what computer is best for them, this decision process is usually decided on a few factors which are price, reliability, security, storage space and of course the computers speed. In today’s economy buying a machine of value that works is hard to come by but one company has it figured out; it is time to invest in Apple computer. Apple is a company that was founded in 1976 by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ron Wayne in the hopes of making the PC personal again. The Apple revolution began in 1984 when Macintosh was introduced.

(feed) Equally importantly, the most notable visionary of the Digital Revolution, Steve Jobs, the co-founder of the Apple computer, has once again proven Ada Lovelace right in her conviction of the “poetical science”. His unique combination of traits allowed him to combine the imagination of an artist and geekiness of an engineer that turn him into the visionary of a generation. Jobs possessed the ability to influence, inspire and excite people working for him and captivate customers to admire his products. Jobs was a great communicator in the era of increasing specialization, but more importantly, new era of

In today’s world, personal computers are a commonplace in most homes, but this this wasn’t always so. The first personal computer was developed just 40 years ago in 1975, so the industry is still a very young one. Despite its youth, the industry has evolved dramatically over time as new technologies develop. So, too, has Apple, Inc. developed and evolved over time. This constant development and evolution that has allowed Apple, Inc. to not only survive, but to thrive, in an industry that has seen so

Since the 1970’s Apple computers has made a large impact on the computer industry and has revolutionized what it means to be a computer company. Beginning as a project between Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, many innovations were made in terms of making computers more

Intel excels at top-down innovation, where highly differentiated components and electronics command a high gross margin relative to competitors, enabling faster design wins with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and development partners. This top-down innovation flow within Intel is so dominant, that the product design teams are significantly more productive than even the most advanced business process management teams (Segerstrom, 2007). Microprocessors and the follow-on Internet, networking, security and integrated motherboard products are all predicated on this top-down innovation cycle that leads to product line proliferation in Intel (Zimmerman, 2010). DRAMS were undifferentiated in structure, lacked industry standards that could create differentiated performance or compatibility based on adherence or alignment to standards or customer requirements (Nicholson, 1997). Intel chose to compete on the only other area of their core strength as a company, which is quality management and yield levels (Clark, Walz, Turner, Miszuk, 1993). Getting the yields for DRAMS to 60%, which for a brief period of time lead the global industry, only served to accelerate a very high level of commoditization in the industry (Voss, 1998).

Intel, also known as Integrated Electronics, is a company that manufactures and sells various types of electronic equipment and hardware. It was founded by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce in 1968 and has since grown to be a commonly used consumer brand. Intel must ensure that its products are consistently well-made, especially when its products affect the consumer’s experience with the technology he or she is using. Because Intel must implement quality in a wide variety of products, the best practice for the company is to have a physical separation between its departments and to focus on the quality of each individual aspect of its product creation; this will allow each department to specialize in their work functions and allow the company to separate each task effectively.