Why you should be interested in technology roadmaps for compound semiconductors

Author

Bennett, H.S.

Author_Institution

Div. of Semicond. Electron., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

21-24 Oct. 2001

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

22

Abstract

Unlike the silicon semiconductor industry, the compound semiconductor industry does not have an international consensus for a few selected applications and markets to set priorities for investments. The main purpose of this paper is to increase the awareness among industrial decision-makers about the need for an international consensus or technology roadmap concerning selected compound semiconductors. Reasons are given for why there needs to be more wide-spread involvement in technology roadmaps for compound semiconductors. The technical challenges presented by predictive computer simulations, high performance analog-to-digital converters, and RF power devices are three areas from among many for which technology roadmaps would be appropriate.

Keywords

electronics industry; integrated circuit manufacture; integrated circuit technology; semiconductor device manufacture; semiconductor technology; semiconductors; RF power devices; analog-to-digital converters; compound semiconductor industry; high performance ADCs; international consensus; market forces; predictive computer simulations; technology roadmap; CMOS technology; Consumer electronics; Electronics industry; Industrial economics; Investments; Manufacturing industries; NIST; Research and development; Semiconductor device manufacture; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 2001. 23rd Annual Technical Digest

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

ISSN

1064-7775

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6663-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GAAS.2001.964337

Filename

964337