No ICT Without ICT

Integrated Circuit Technology (ICT)as the basis for leading edge

Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

Budi Rahardjohttp://budi.insan.co.idBandung, 26 Juli 2005

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IEEE Spectrum Survey

• IEEE Spectrum – November 2004 asked 40 Tech Gurus: “Most important technology of the last 40 years”. Answers:– Integrated Circuits– Internet– Computers

• There is no Information and Communication Technology (ICT) without Integrated Circuit Technology

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Electronics to Microelectronics

• From Electronics to Microelectronics– Possible to create small devices as the basis for

Information Technology applications

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Small is not beautiful?

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Moore’s Law

• Gordon Moore’s law:“Complexity doubles every 18 months”

• Still going …

• Computing power increases

• New applications and devices are possible

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New Digital Devices

• Computers & Networks– Smaller and more

powerful notebooks, tablets

– PDAs

• Digital Gadgets– Digital (video) cameras– MP3 players– WiFi finder keychain

• Telecommunications– Cellular phones– Wireless

communication, WiFi, WiMax, Bluetooth, …

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Integrated Circuit Technology

• All of these are the results of Integrated Circuit Technology– IC system and applications– IC design, testing, verification– IC fabrication– IC manufacturing

• Indonesia is not that far behind in this area …

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Integrated Circuit Arts

• Silicon Art Gallery: http://www.chipworks.com/gallery/gallery1.asp

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Concluding Remarks

• Integrated Circuit Technology is important in this Information & Communication Technology age

• Integrated Circuit Technology still has a long way to go. The future is still bright

• It’s also fun …