Hybridization or monolithic solutions?

This brief article is an attempt at explaining some of the most pertinent points associated with miniaturisation. It tends to concentrate on the power integrated circuit. It is hoped that some misconceptions have also been clarified. The underlying conclusion that is inescapable, is that the choice of technology, between hybrid or monolithic silicon cannot possibly be confined to a certain set of determining factors, but that each individual application has to be judged on merit