Key conference has major message: CMOS needed, still viable

摘要

Looking for an application that will bring the IC industry out of its current slump? Consider the projected growth of broadband and, in particular, the microelectronics necessary to establish "residential gateways" and "simple-to-use home networks." "Estimates show broadband use growing worldwide from 12 million users in 2000 to 90 million in 2003," said engineer Johan Dan-neels from Alcatel Microelectronics, Brussels, Belgium, speaking at the 2001 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), held December 3-5, 2001, in Washington, DC.