Consumer electronics: an important driver of integrated circuit technology

Author

Sack, Edgar A.

Author_Institution

Zilog Inc., Campbell, CA, USA

Volume

82

Issue

4

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

465

Lastpage

468

Abstract

Consumer electronics has played an important role in the development of integrated circuit technology. Inversely, the integrated circuit has made possible low-cost but highly complex products that we have come to depend upon for enjoyment and convenience in our lives as family units or individual consumers. Integrated circuit production economics favor volume applications and the ”one per human being” opportunity presented by consumer products can be a powerful driver. The performance requirements for consumer applications, including low cost, low power, battery operation, nonvolatile memory, high-frequency amplification and scanning, lightweight and pleasing as well as convenient input/output means have led to many innovations in the evolution of the integrated circuit

Keywords

economics; electronics industry; integrated circuit manufacture; integrated circuit technology; marketing; consumer electronics; integrated circuit technology; low power battery operation; Application specific integrated circuits; Batteries; Consumer electronics; Consumer products; Costs; Driver circuits; Humans; Industrial economics; Integrated circuit technology; Nonvolatile memory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.282236

Filename

282236