DocumentCode
3439039
Title
Worldwide trends in the microsystems industry, technology and markets
Author
Wilkinson, J. Malcolm
Author_Institution
Technol. for Ind. Ltd., Ely, UK
Volume
3
fYear
1998
fDate
1998
Firstpage
3
Abstract
This paper describes the important trends in the rapidly growing microstructures and microsystems industry. It focuses on the main commercial developments rather than academic research. Industry structure, markets developments, process technology, design tools, packaging and testing are discussed. Some conclusions are drawn about the competitive position of European companies compared with the USA and Far East
Keywords
electronics industry; marketing; micromechanical devices; technological forecasting; commercial developments; design tools; industry structure; microsystems industry; microsystems markets; microsystems technology; packaging; process technology; testing; Accelerometers; Biosensors; Business; Consumer electronics; Costs; Economic forecasting; Manufacturing industries; Micromechanical devices; Production; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Lisboa
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5008-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICECS.1998.813924
Filename
813924
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