1. Integrated circuits : the industrial and technological context : 1.1 The integrated circuit; 1.1.1 Types of integrated circuits; 1.1.2 Applications of integrated circuits; 1.1.3 The manufacture of integrated circuits; 1.2 A description of the industry : 1.2.1 Captive producers; 1.2.2 Merchant producers; 1.2.3 Design houses and foundries; 1.3 Integrated circuit technology : 1.3.1 Design technology; 1.3.2 Process and manufacturing technology; 1.3.3 Packaging technology; 1.4 The importance of protecting intellectual property in integrated circuits : 1.4.1 Innovative semiconductor firms; 1.4.2 Countries seeking semiconductor technology; 2. Intellectual property rights in integrated circuits : 2.1 Patent law; 2.2 Copyright law; 2.3 Trade secret law; 2.4 Trademark law; 2.5 Unfair competition law; 2.6 Sui generis laws protecting layout-designs of integrated circuits; 2.7 Protection of layout-designs under international treaties; 3. Licensing of integrated circuit technology : 3.1 The nature of a license; 3.2 Special concerns to be addressed; 3.3 Cross-licensing and second sourcing; 3.4 Licensing between customer and producer of integrated circuits; 3.5 Technology sharing initiatives; 4. Glossary of terms : Annexes : Annex I. Cross-license between foundry and customer for fabricating chips and for developing and marketing products embodying such chips : - Summary of the provisions of the agreement; - Sample agreement; Annex II. Cross-license between foundry and customer for joint product design and for development of products marketed by each party : - Summary of the provisions of the agreement; - Sample agreement; Annex III. Agreement for development of customized chip from foundry's base gate array and standard cells using customer's design : - Summary of the provisions of the agreement; - Sample agreement;.