Merging Together: The Semiconductor and Liquid Crystal Display Industries National Systems of Innovation and Path Dependency Public Policy: A Diverse Landscape Semiconductors: A Truly Global Industry Corporate Strategy and Firm Learning Liquid Crystal Displays as an Emerging Sectoral System of Innovation Supporting a New System of Innovation: Japan's Strategy to Liquid Crystal Displays Jumping Aboard a New Sectoral System of Innovation: The Strategies of South Korea and Taiwan Missing the Boat in Liquid Crystal Displays: The Strategies of the US and Western Europe Conclusions