Innovation and competition: are they crucial in power semiconductor industry? A market perspective

Author

Narayanan, E. M Sankara ; Moguilnaia, N. ; Vershinin, K. ; Sweet, M. ; Hardikar, S. ; Ngwendson, L. ; Spulber, O. ; De Souza, M.M.

Author_Institution

Emerging Technol. Res. Centre, De Montfort Univ., Leicester, UK

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

7

Abstract

Power microelectronics plays a pivotal role in many of the consumer and industrial applications today. With increase in demand for energy savings and efficient systems, the requirements for rapid advancement in MOS controlled power semiconductor device concepts and technologies is becoming more crucial than ever before. This puts a considerable pressure on industries to be innovative and competitive at the device, technology, manufacturing and marketing levels. The aim of this paper is to explore these aspects.

Keywords

MIS devices; consumer electronics; marketing; power semiconductor devices; MOS controlled power semiconductor device; consumer applications; device technology; energy savings; industrial applications; manufacturing; marketing; power microelectronics; power semiconductor industry; Circuits; Electronics industry; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; MOSFETs; Marketing and sales; Microelectronics; Power semiconductor devices; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor device manufacture; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microelectronics, 2002. MIEL 2002. 23rd International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7235-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIEL.2002.1003142

Filename

1003142