Toward a National Semiconductor Strategy. Second Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors. Volume 1

摘要

The second annual report reflects the results of 2 years of research and analysis, elaborates on and adds to the initial recommendations of the Committee, and outlines the Committee's work plan for its third year, the year in which the Committee will issue its completed national semiconductor strategy in response to the mandate of Congress. Volume I of the second annual report updates key market data showing trends in the U.S. semiconductor industry's world market position, summarizes research and findings of the two working papers published during the past year, and in a specially highlighted section, presents new information on three emerging semiconductor-based technologies. The Committee believes these three technologies--broadband communications, advanced display systems, and intelligent vehicles and highways--are examples of important, high-volume markets that will consume significant numbers of semiconductor components and that must be addressed in a national semiconductor strategy. Volume I also contains new recommendations and a summary of all Committee recommendations to date, as well as summaries of comments received at a public forum held in Silicon Valley in May 1990.