Bookshelf of CEO of SEMATECH, Daniel Armbrust
–The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley.
Leslie Berlin…must read bio of one of the most influential leaders in semiconductors
–The Innovator’s Dilemma.
Clayton Christensen…Insights into how success breeds failure
–The Gorilla Game.
Moore, Johnson, and Kippola…How companies are valued in the market
–Crossing the Chasm.
Geoffrey Moore…Moving technology through the valley of death
–Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance.
Lou Gerstner…lessons learned from the IBM turnaround
–Personal History.
Katherine Graham…Incredible life story of the woman behind the Washington Post
–Execution.
Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan…The “how to” on getting things done
–The World is Flat.
Thomas Friedman…Must read for understanding global forces
–Competitive Strategy.
Michael Porter…A classic text on how to compete in business
–You’re in Charge – Now What?
Thomas Neff and James Citrin…How to approach a new position
–The Reckoning.
David Halberstam…Compelling history of the car industry
–Where Good Ideas Come From.
Steve Johnson…Importance of clusters and centers
–High Output Management.
Andy Grove…Management advice from an Intel legend
–What Technology Wants.
Kevin Kelly…Reflections on technology directions and trends
–Capitalism 4.0
Anatole K…Next phase of financial, industry and government partnership
–Barbarians at the Gate
Brian Borroughs and John Helyar…Incredible story telling of RJR Nabisco and LBO’s
–Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Envisioning Information, Beautiful Evidence.
Edward Tufte…Visualizing data and information to tell a story
Bookshelf of an outstanding researcher at IBM working on graphene electronic device, Yu-Ming Lin
“Numerical recipe” by Cambridge Press
“Introduction to Solid-State Physics” by Charles Kittle
“Solid-State Physics” by Ashcroft/Mermin
Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology
“Noise” by Van der Zeil
Several tour guides for travel in Europe, Spain, and France.