DocumentCode
825904
Title
Mind the gap [transistor costs]
Author
Edwards, Chris
Volume
82
Issue
5
fYear
2003
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
47
Abstract
The cost of testing each transistor on a chip in 2000 was less than a hundredth of its manufacturing cost. But, within ten years, test costs could have increased and manufacturing costs fallen to the point where the two cross over.
Keywords
integrated circuit economics; integrated circuit testing; IC manufacture costs; IC testing costs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Manufacturing Engineer
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0956-9944
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/me:20030509
Filename
1245158
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