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TITLE: INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR SEMICONDUCTORS
The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) is
an assessment of the semiconductor technology requirements. The
objective of the ITRS is to ensure advancement in the performance
of integrated circuits. This assessment, called roadmapping, is a
cooperative effort of the global industry manufacturers and
suppliers, government organizations, consortia, and universities.
The ITRS identifies the technological challenges and needs facing
the semiconductor industry over the next 15 years. It is
sponsored by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the
European Electronic Component Association (EECA), the Japan
Electronics & Information Technology Industries Association
(JEITA), the Korean Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA),
and Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) .
The ITRS process encourages discussion and debate throughout the
community about the requirements for success. The key factor in
the success of this Roadmap is obtaining consensus on industry
drivers, requirements, and technology timelines. The Technology
Working Groups (TWG) are the organizations that build the
roadmaps. These representatives assess the state of technology
and identify areas that may provide solutions. The TWG members
also indicate opportunities for new research and innovation.
These groups are made up of volunteer technology experts from
chip manufactures, supplier companies, universities and academia,
technology labs, and semiconductor technology consortia. The
Technology Working Groups, also known as TWGs, are comprised of
the technical disciplines of Design Test Process Integration,
Devices, and Structures Front End Processes Lithography
Interconnect Factory Integration Assembly and Packaging
Environment, Safety, and Health Defect Reduction Metrology and
Modeling and Simulation.
For additional information, including the 2001 edition to the
Roadmap, access: ROADMAP
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INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP SEMICONDUCTORS
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DATE: November 2001
TITLE: INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR SEMICONDUCTORS
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