Title :
Worldwide trends in the microsystems industry, technology and markets
Author :
Wilkinson, J. Malcolm
Author_Institution :
Technol. for Ind. Ltd., Ely, UK
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;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisboa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5008-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1998.813924
