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The Role of Materials in Information Technology
Pages 19-22

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... Demand for electronics-based products is driving rapid growth in the interconnect industry, and the emergence of new applications is driving rapid change. Staying competitive requires meeting demands for circuit miniaturization, speed and bandwidth, environmentally friendly production, and lower production costs, all of which require new materials and processing technologies.
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From page 20...
... Resources to support R&D are extremely limited, especially for smaller firms, so rapid commercialization of technological advances is critical to maintaining competitiveness. Substantial investment by the semiconductor industry has resulted in a deep materials and processing knowledge base that has greatly accelerated commercialization of integrated circuit designs.
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From page 21...
... Transistor dimensions will approach a few atomic layers, and according to the road map of the Semiconductor Industry Association, Moore's law will slow down. In place of continuing improvement in chip performance, progress will depend on continued improvements in chip architectures and more efficient utilization of semiconductors.
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From page 22...
... These trends suggest that the United States might not be competitive in this industry in the future. Interconnect technologies that require materials development include backplanes, integrated circuit (IC)
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