Silicon chips: a dream remembered.
Wafer scale integration is making a comeback thanks to the demand for cheap computer memory. The technology could make each generation of silicon chips denser and faster than the last by combining various chips on a single wafer and eliminating dozens of circuit boards. Wafer scale integration cou...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 317; pp. 112 - 113 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
November 17 1990
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| Summary: | Wafer scale integration is making a comeback thanks to the demand for cheap computer memory. The technology could make each generation of silicon chips denser and faster than the last by combining various chips on a single wafer and eliminating dozens of circuit boards. Wafer scale integration could lead to a thousandfold increase in computer speed and improve reliability and cost. |
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