Infrastructure for ICs and MEMS manufacturing

Infrastructures to provide access to custom integrated hardware manufacturing facilities are important because they allow Students and Researchers to access professional facilities at a reasonable cost, and they allow Companies to access small volume production, otherwise difficult to obtain directly from manufacturers. This paper is reviewing the most recent developments at CMP, as well as other services similar to CMP. These services helped the development of microelectronics for the EE&CS communities. The conclusion includes statements on where manufacturing infrastructures like CMP should go, considering technical developments towards More Moore, More than Moore, as well as statements related to globalization.