Author_Institution :
Plessey Co. Ltd., Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
Abstract :
From the invention of the transistor 25 years ago, the whole vast semiconductor industry of today has grown, and it is in the area of microelectronics that the most sensational advances have occurred. This article charts a path through the jungle of modern microelectronics terminology, and indicates where some of the latest techniques will find application.