Title :
Gigascale integration: is the sky the limit?
Author :
Meindl, James D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Early 21st century opportunities for Gigascale integration (GSI) will be governed by a hierarchy of theoretical and practical limits whose five levels can be labeled as: 1) fundamental, 2) material, 3) device, 4) circuit, and 5) system. This article reviews recent enhancements of this hierarchy and identifies those critical limits that appear to present the most formidable challenges to continued progress toward GSI
Keywords :
integrated circuit technology; technological forecasting; 21st century; Gigascale integration; Delay; Dielectric materials; Integrated circuit interconnections; Manufacturing; Microelectronics; Semiconductor materials; Silicon; Space exploration; Switching circuits; Uncertainty;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
