Trends of key advanced device technologies

Abstract

Silicon CMOS technology has followed Moore's law over the past two decodes. It is still on the predicted curve, and it appears that the trend will continue into the next decade. The SIA roadmap published by Sematech in 1994 predicted the progress of semiconductor technology fairly well. Expectations based on the SIA roadmap are now being exceeded; for example, as announced by many companies, the projected 0.25 /spl mu/m production in 1998 will be met in 1997. Other technologies continue to make progress, along with silicon CMOS technology. The distinctive ones are Thin Film Silicon on insulator (TFSOI), Complementary Gallium Arsenide (CGaAs), and Graded-Channel CMOS (GCMOS). This paper will discuss the status, potential and hurdles of these technologies.