An sgs-thomson perspective on the microelectronics industry and education

摘要

the microelectronics industry market today is equivalent in dollars to that of OPEC total oil exports. Yet unlike OPEC, we have not yet reached market maturity and in fact are in the high growth stage of our industry. Our market has grown at over 15percent annually over the past 35 years, and this level of growth is expected to continue well into the next century, with predictions for a world semiconductor market of 700B