The pervasive microprocessor: Trends and prospects: The progressive EE cannot afford to overlook new microprocessor technologies and applications. The author, an expert, tells why
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Spectrum
- Vol. 14 (7) , 18-25
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.1977.6501524
Abstract
As microprocessors diffuse into a myriad of applications in factories and offices, and in the automobiles and homes of ordinary citizens, semiconductors and the related industries that spawned these processors-on-a-chip have been undergoing profound changes. Requirements for the great circuit complexity called for in microcomputer-system elements — processors, memories, and input-output circuits — have been met by a flowering of semiconductor technologies, among which the metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) is outdistancing all competitors. These technologies are expected to offer a million devices per chip by the early 1980s, a complexity level that challenges the imagination of system designers.Keywords
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