JPRS Report. Science & Technology, Japan, Semiconductor Industry Aims for Giga Memories

Abstract

This report contains the following sections concerning Japan's semiconductor industry and it's aims for Giga memories: (1) Semiconductor industry is also shifting emphasis from quantity to quality, (2) The 1990's as viewed by top level semiconductor makers, (3) Memory capacity will continue to expand fourfold every 3 years, but the trends of prices and external specifications will change, (4) Only a limited number of professionals will benefit from silicon compilation for LSI design, (5) Microprocessors are aimed at 1,000 MIPS processing performance and integration of 100 million transistors, and (6) There are no limits to expanding the scale of integration, but micronization will become increasingly difficult.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 1991
Accession Number
ADA344162

Entities

Organizations

  • Joint Publications Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
  • Commerce
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Cost Reductions
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics Industry
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mass Production
  • Personal Computers
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Semiconductors
  • Transistors
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics