Determining the optimum configuration for monolithic wafer scale integration

An analysis of the best technology implementation using 100,000 system gates was performed. Four selection criteria for each of the six technologies were chosen as; minimum circuit board area, minimum power dissipation, maximum MTBF, and the combination of these three. Categories evaluated were; 1) if cost was not a factor; 2) if minimal development cost was a factor; 3) if production cost was a factor; and 4) if the development cost amortized over the production quantity added with the production unit cost (total life cycle cost) was a factor. WSI shows up as the overall best technology implementation