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Intel (Case Study Analysis)

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Burgelman 454). To continue, according to the case study, Intel would have to change its facility (Cogan and Burgelman 454). In effect, it would mean that Intel would have to  invest a lot of money to change. While it may have made sense to discontinue with the DRAM line, particularly because other aspects of the company were doing well, the  company was founded on DRAM and it would be something hard to let go (Cogan and Burgelman 454). In a sense, the difficulty has to do with the history of  the firm and its reputation. At the same time, the decision is related to money. The case study goes on to explain how the firm would invent other products and  introduce other innovations (Cogan and Burgelman 454). It is then noted that by the time 1984 would come to an end, the most relevant product lines for Intel were logic  products (Cogan and Burgelman 465). It was also in that same year that it was noted that "the entire U.S. semiconductor industry was in trouble" (Cogan and Burgelman 469). It  is further claimed that, at that time, the industry would enter a typical cyclical downturn as this industry would go through ups and downs about every five years (Cogan and  Burgelman 469). In the recession prior to this one, Intel was one company that did not have to resort to cutting the workforce (Cogan and Burgelman 469). For this, it  seemed proud. It was also during this period that the firm tried to regain momentum and it did more research and introduced new products. It was a difficult time for  Intel. It is noted, in the case study, that the "difference between DRAMs and EPROMs is that EPROMs never missed a turn. If up miss a turn, the game is