25 July 2005 A white coat world The ‘boys in the back room’ continue to fuel semiconductor developments. By Graham Pitcher. You encounter research and development in a number of places in the electronics industry. And where you run into it determines, to a large extent, the balance between the R and the D elements. At the basic technology level, there’s far more R than D. But at the product level, the D tends to far outweigh the R. Then, of course, there’s gathering the necessary information, which can be classified as pure R. If you look at the larger semiconductor manufacturers, there’s a lot less R than there ever used to be. Now, these companies – with a few exceptions – tend to rely on the basic R being done by universities and similar institutions, allowing them to get on with what they believe they do best, which is D. But basic R&D is what keeps the electronics industry moving forward. And one of the big drivers of the industry is the constant need to move to ever smaller manufacturing processes – a fact implicitly recognised by Moore’s Law. Author Graham Pitcher Comment on this article Websites http://www.freescale.comhttp://www.imec.behttp://www.intel.comhttp://www.mentor.comhttp://www.national.comhttp://www.research.philips.comhttp://www.ti.com Companies IMECIntel Corporation (UK) LtdMentor Graphics (UK) LtdNational SemiconductorNXPTexas Instruments This material is protected by MA Business copyright See Terms and Conditions. One-off usage is permitted but bulk copying is not. For multiple copies contact the sales team. What you think about this article: Add your comments Name Email Comments Your comments/feedback may be edited prior to publishing. Not all entries will be published. Please view our Terms and Conditions before leaving a comment.
25 July 2005 A white coat world The ‘boys in the back room’ continue to fuel semiconductor developments. By Graham Pitcher. You encounter research and development in a number of places in the electronics industry. And where you run into it determines, to a large extent, the balance between the R and the D elements. At the basic technology level, there’s far more R than D. But at the product level, the D tends to far outweigh the R. Then, of course, there’s gathering the necessary information, which can be classified as pure R. If you look at the larger semiconductor manufacturers, there’s a lot less R than there ever used to be. Now, these companies – with a few exceptions – tend to rely on the basic R being done by universities and similar institutions, allowing them to get on with what they believe they do best, which is D. But basic R&D is what keeps the electronics industry moving forward. And one of the big drivers of the industry is the constant need to move to ever smaller manufacturing processes – a fact implicitly recognised by Moore’s Law. Author Graham Pitcher Comment on this article Websites http://www.freescale.comhttp://www.imec.behttp://www.intel.comhttp://www.mentor.comhttp://www.national.comhttp://www.research.philips.comhttp://www.ti.com Companies IMECIntel Corporation (UK) LtdMentor Graphics (UK) LtdNational SemiconductorNXPTexas Instruments This material is protected by MA Business copyright See Terms and Conditions. One-off usage is permitted but bulk copying is not. For multiple copies contact the sales team. What you think about this article: Add your comments Name Email Comments Your comments/feedback may be edited prior to publishing. Not all entries will be published. Please view our Terms and Conditions before leaving a comment.
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