Sustaining Moore´s law and the US economy

Author

Wessner, Charles

Volume

5

Issue

1

fYear

2003

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

38

Abstract

Faster and cheaper information technologies have ushered in fundamental transformations in the US economy. The continuing potential of the semiconductor industry to power this IT revolution rests on its ability to remain on the trajectory foreseen by Gordon Moore. This article reviews the role of the semiconductor industry in the US economy, covering such topics as: industry changes; industry growth; government policy; international factors; and research and development emphasis.

Keywords

electronics industry; information technology; integrated circuit economics; integrated circuit technology; investment; research and development management; research initiatives; semiconductor technology; technology management; IT revolution; Moore´s law; US economy semiconductor industry role; US economy transformations; economic growth; government policy; industry changes; industry growth; information technologies cost/speed; international factors; research/development trends; Economic indicators; Electronics industry; Information technology; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Moore´s Law; Power generation economics; Production; Productivity; Semiconductor device manufacture;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computing in Science & Engineering

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1521-9615

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCISE.2003.1166550

Filename

1166550