Title :
Why you should be interested in technology roadmaps for compound semiconductors
Author_Institution :
Div. of Semicond. Electron., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 2001. 23rd Annual Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6663-8
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.2001.964337
