Title :
Perspective of silicon-based IC technology
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Group, Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. This paper discusses the past, present and the foreseeable future of silicon-based IC technology, placing the focus on the factors that have driven IC technology and the industry until today, and how they could change in the future. The role of consortia in the United States and Japan on the IC industry; technology drivers and their contributions to characterize technological features; and the trends of technology, R&D and manufacturing are the central theme
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated circuit manufacture; integrated circuit technology; research and development management; silicon; IC industry; IC technology; Japan; R&D; United States; consortia; manufacturing trends; technology drivers; Instruments; Manufacturing industries; Research and development; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics and VLSI, 1995. TENCON '95., IEEE Region 10 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2624-5
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1995.496320