THE COMING ERA OF MICROELECTRONICS

Abstract

Solid-state electronics is now at the threshold of the era of microelectronics. The salient feature of microelectronics is integration typified by the functional device. A functional device consists of an interconnected array of conventional devices--transistors, diodes, capacitors, and resistors--fabricated in situ within a single crystal of silicon, with the capability of performing a complete electronic circuit function. The most promising applications of functional devices are in digital circuits and systems where they provide potential reliability, cost, size, and weight advantages over conventional circ it techniques. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0288547

Entities

People

  • J.d. Meindl
  • M. Tobman

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuits
  • Digital Circuits
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Electronics
  • Microelectronics
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Single Crystals
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Transistors

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics