TY - GEN N2 - Semiconductor technology is at the origin of today's digital economy. Its contribution to innovation, productivity and economic growth in the past four decades has been extensive. This paper analyzes how this breakthrough technology came about, how it diffused, and what role intellectual property played historically. DO - 10.34667/tind.28902 DO - doi AB - Semiconductor technology is at the origin of today's digital economy. Its contribution to innovation, productivity and economic growth in the past four decades has been extensive. This paper analyzes how this breakthrough technology came about, how it diffused, and what role intellectual property played historically. T1 - Breakthrough technologies - Semiconductor, innovation and intellectual property. AU - Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha. L1 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28902/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_27.pdf LA - eng ID - 28902 L4 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28902/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_27.pdf KW - Intellectual property. SN - 2957-8256 TI - Breakthrough technologies - Semiconductor, innovation and intellectual property. L2 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28902/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_27.pdf LK - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28902/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_27.pdf UR - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28902/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_27.pdf ER -