Abstract:
Semiconductor research continues to uncover fascinating innovations, and semiconductor manufacturing continues to outlive the predictions. However, technology development, the “in between” timeframe, is changing drastically right now due to process complexity, physical and financial constraints, and a general lack of options for the future. Transiting through this part of the technology lifetime quickly and efficiently is essential to success in an increasingly competitive electronics industry.
Technology development is challenged to take device technology from singular demonstrations to integrated multi-billion transistor products. Rarely is one research concept enough to drive an entire new product, so several aspects of advanced research must be combined into development projects. The resulting technology also has to satisfy cost and market pressures rarely examined in research. This presentation will focus on a few novel technology development capabilities and methodologies that can enable rapid acceleration of semiconductor concepts to manufacturable products.