Technology '84: Solid State
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Advances in solid state electronics in 1983 were widespread. IBM employed a new technique called plate pushing in the fabrication of an experimental 512-kb RAM. Other memory chips being shipped include 256-kb RAMs, one-megabit read-only memories, 256-kb erasable programmable ROMs, and denser, faster bubble memories. Josephson-junction technology faded while gallium arsenide high- speed chips were produced increasingly. Machine improvements extended the lifetime of optical lithography, and electron-beam and other non-optical lithographic techniques came into use. Four chips for the Department of Defense's Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) program were produced. Improved high-voltage integrated circuits promise to change the configuration of many different applications. Large capacity ROMs are listed in a table. Also included is a photograph of a 256-kb RAM.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1984
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MCNC: Organizing Research on the State Level
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The Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) combines the resources of five universities, a research institute and a $30 million industrial research facility for research into the integration needed for the next generation of computers. The MCNC staff is mostly people from industry with institutions providing research results and some joint appointments. Current design and fabrication goals include a vertically integrated VLSI design system called Vivid, a fast prototyper for experimental archictectures, and an advanced silicon-wafer fabrication facility.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1983
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James M. Early on Solid State: The Theoretical Ideals Come Ever Closer
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In solid-state technology, digital techniques are becoming predominant, particularly in the area of modulation. Complementary- MOS is becoming the most important technology in VLSI. Random-access memories are finding ever increasing complexity, with 256-kb RAMs already introduced. The limits of integrated-circuit technology are being approached.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1984
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