IEEE VLSI Symposia: Hot tech in tropical locale

摘要

For 22 years, semiconductor engineers from both sides of the Pacific have met at the IEEE VLSI Technology and Circuits Symposia, mostly in Hawaii, This year's meetings took place in Honolulu, and despite the worst industry downturn ever (travel restrictions, etc.), 551 people attended the technology symposium, down only a bit from last year's record high. More than half were from outside the US, with Japan contributing the largest contingent, both in papers and attendees. In spite of the glorious tropical surroundings, most attended the all-day sessions on such advanced topics as SOI, CMOS scaling and reliability, high-and low-k dielectrics, and new memory types.