Title :
Your future in the technology evolution of the 90´s
Author :
Madland, Glen R.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Circuit Eng. Corp., Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this discussion is to provide some insight into matters that will affect the technologist´s career in the coming decade. The author examines some of these factors from the viewpoint of the integrated circuit technologist. The role of production is assessed along with utilization of active devices on top of the silicon integrated circuit. The author argues that for the technologist, the new devices will introduce requirements for additional materials knowledge, additional processing knowledge, greater complexity of test equipment, and additional failure modes
Keywords :
integrated circuit technology; technological forecasting; active devices; failure modes; integrated circuit technologist; materials knowledge; processing knowledge; production; silicon integrated circuit; technology evolution; test equipment; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit manufacture; Integrated circuit technology; Manufacturing processes; Probes; Production facilities; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Security; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Multilevel Interconnection Conference, 1989. Proceedings., Sixth International IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA
DOI :
10.1109/VMIC.1989.78070
