DocumentCode :
1266119
Title :
Solid-state devices and the age of indolence
Author :
Roberts, D.H.
Author_Institution :
Plessey Co. Ltd., Microsystem Division, Towcester, UK
Volume :
24
Issue :
9
fYear :
1978
fDate :
9/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
661
Lastpage :
664
Abstract :
Solid-state device technology is extending man´s capabilities and the subsequent change in manufacturing technology offers a major threat to large segments of existing manufacturing industry, although, simultaneously, the same technology is creating major new markets - many indeed associated with the growing leisure industries. Hence the overall relationship between solid-state device technology and indolence in its widest sense would seem to be: first, current trends in silicon integrated-circuit technology lead inexorably to the need for massive redeployment and retraining of people currently employed in many existing industries; secondly, this same technology is creating many new market and job opportunities, frequently associated with the consumer and leisure industries; and, thirdly, a useful way of forecasting further technical change is to work on the assumption that it will be in such a direction as to make life `easier¿ for the manufacturer or the user - or both
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Electronics and Power
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0013-5127
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/ep.1978.0372
Filename :
5184177
Link To Document :
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