Beijing time on November 25th news, the economic recession means the arrival of change, but to change, you need to increase investment in new product research and development. As we all know, the market and prosperity never return to the previous state in the same pattern. Although the influence and importance of software may be enhanced next year, the top ten emerging technologies of 2010 selected by EE Times, the world's leading electronic technology journal, are mainly concentrated on hardware.
Some long-term technology trends have not appeared on the list, and those technologies that have advantages in terms of power saving and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions are leading the competition. They also drive the development of other new technologies. Although we can't make a completely accurate prediction of next year's technology development, some technologies and manufacturers that provide these technologies will change the industry environment in 2010. Below are the top ten emerging technology charts for 2010.
1. Biofeedback and thought control of electronic devices
Studies conducted by a large number of companies and research institutes have shown that brainwaves can be used to control computer systems using sensors mounted on the head or headphones. This type of technology is currently used primarily in medical applications (to enable people with severe disabilities to communicate or control the external environment) and in the military field, and is increasingly used in consumer electronics and computer game control interfaces. This may sound like a scene in science fiction, but a human-computer interface controlled by thinking is now available, like Emotiv Systems Inc., based in San Francisco, California. Such companies are actively promoting this technology.
2. Printed electronics
If a plurality of conductor layers, insulating layers or semiconductor layers can be quickly printed to form an electronic circuit, the integrated circuit produced by this technique can be less expensive than conventional manufacturing processes. In general, printing semiconductors means using organic materials that are very different in performance from silicon, and even using more geometrical limits than those found in silicon materials. In addition, there are many applications that will benefit from the superior performance of low-cost flexible substrates, such as RFID tags, active-matrix backplanes for displays. Since its inception in 2001, Kovio, a pioneer in the field of printed silicon electronics, has been continuously improving its printed electronics technology and announced a successful financing of $20 million in July 2009. The company said it plans to spend the money on the company's RF barcode mass production.
3. Plastic memory
There is a connection between plastic memory and printed electronics, as printing technology may be required for production. Compared to silicon materials, plastic memory performs better and costs less. The pioneer in this field is Thin Film Electronics, based in Oslo, Norway. The company has been working on commercializing the technology for many years and has worked with chip maker Intel for some time. Plastic memory is based on polythiophene, a family of polymers with ferroelectric properties. According to Thin Film Electronics, plastic memory can be read and written repeatedly, is a non-volatile material, data retention period of more than ten years, read and write cycles more than one million times. In September 2009, PolyIC GmbH Co.KG of Germany developed a 20-bit memory using polyethylene terephthalate as a substrate.
4. No reticle lithography
For many people, the main question about semiconductor lithography is when does ultra-ultraviolet lithography replace immersion lithography? In this competition, a dark horse, Masklesslithography, was ran out. The technology is based on electron beam, and Mapper Lithography, based in Delft, the Netherlands, is pushing the technology. In July 2009, Mapper provided a 300mm electron beam lithography platform to CEA-Leti, a research institute in Granoble, France, for related research by Taiwan Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (referred to as TSMC). TSMC is an important research institution of the world's lithography technology. The reason why it is interested in Mapper's technology is that it hopes to take the lead in the competition with its rivals.
5. Parallel processing technology
Parallel processing technology has existed in the form of dual-core and quad-core personal computer processors and multi-core heterogeneous processors for embedded applications. However, the industry still knows little about how multicore processors are programmed and how to get the most out of their computing power and power efficiency. Since the advent of multi-core processors, this is one of the core issues of information technology, which has plagued the entire industry and has not yet been fully resolved. At present, OpenCL, Cuba and other initiatives have shown us a bright future, and the prospect of using graphics processors as general purpose processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and software programmable processor arrays. We are looking forward to a bigger breakthrough in multi-core processors in 2010.
6. Energy harvesting
Energy harvesting is not a new idea, and many years ago someone invented a watch that produced energy from sports. However, an interesting phenomenon occurs when the consumption of electronic circuits is reduced from milliwatts to microwatts. Providing energy to those circuits may not require a grid or battery, but rather a variety of phenomena around it. Experts estimate that this technology will have far-reaching implications. An early application of energy harvesting technology was the widespread use of wireless sensors that provide energy through vibrations on mechanical devices and vehicles. Since the battery is no longer needed, this sensor has no need for maintenance.
EnOcean GmbH of Germany has been actively promoting the application of batteryless wireless switching technology in the field of residential automation and is now helping the EnOcean Alliance to develop standards in this area. Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, is also constantly watching the progress of energy harvesting technology in the mobile phone field. However, the company emphasizes that there are currently no prototypes. However, in 2010, all mobile device manufacturers will have to seek to improve device quality through energy harvesting, at least to improve battery life.
7. Bioelectronics and Human Brain Research
In 2010, the research phase may be more work than the development phase, but the combination of biotechnology and electronic technology is mature enough to be exploited. Prior to this, scientists have implanted hardware into animals, such as animal identification labels implanted under the skin, or cardiac pacemakers for human patients, and the current cost of reducing medical care is becoming urgent. Due to advances in technologies such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and organic electronic component manufacturing, the integration of organizations and electronic circuits has improved.
Lab-on-a-chip is a classic example of the advancement of this technology. The latest example comes from IBM, which recently launched prototypes of such products. Not only that, but we also have the possibility to grow biological cells on electronically addressed substrates. The possibility of achieving an in vitro diagnostic has been determined. Information about the electrical behavior of individual cells and their response to drugs is an important focus in the field of heart and neurological disease research, such as Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's disease), Parkinson's syndrome. In short, we believe that the vast amount of research and advancement in bioelectronics is still the mainstream trend in the development of this technology.
8. Resistive memory / memristor
Researchers' search for universal memory is still going on. This kind of memory must be as simple as DRAM. Of course, it is better to be as simple as those capacitors. In addition, they must be able to retain data for years and can be used millions of times in the event of a power outage. This type of memory can be easily produced using conventional methods, and the materials used should preferably not exceed the range that traditional wafer manufacturers can afford. However, we have not found a universal memory so far. Can we really not? See the example below, you may have the answer. Unity Semiconductor Corp, which has been working hard for 7 years in the field of conductive metal oxide technology. The company launched their research in 2009.
In fact, EE Times reported on this unknown company as early as 2006. In addition, 4DS, Qs Semiconductor and Adesto Technologies have made great progress this year. We have also seen that many larger IDM vendors are also increasing their investment in resistive memory (RRAM). It is worth mentioning that the development of memristor technology, because the two terminal devices that exhibit storage effects in terms of resistance characteristics, is a practical application of the theoretical basis of memristor advocated by HP Labs. Memristors are often considered to be the fourth passive electrical component following resistors, capacitors and inductors.
9. Straight through silicon perforation
The interconnect stack at the top of the advanced silicon chip surface is deep and varies significantly with minimum geometric limits. We have always believed that this may lead to chip front-end fabrication divided into different surfaces and interconnects (following higher interconnect stacks), and may even exist in different chip manufacturers. For marketing and technical reasons, this desire to stack multiple dies in one package requires more complex interconnections; and through-silicon-vi can be completely Penetrating silicon wafers or bare crystals is the key to making 3D packaging. In May 2009, Austriamicrosystems began manufacturing TSV components at its factory. The customer base is a manufacturer that integrates CMOS integrated circuits and sensor components in 3D. Such components are expected to have more in 2010.
10. Refurbished battery technology
We are now fully accustomed to Moore's Law and the trend toward miniaturization of microelectronics, so it's easy to disappoint any technology that doesn't have much performance every two years. However, battery technology is relatively mature and is not driven by the same force as integrated circuits. In fact, if energy storage is too dense, it can become a very dangerous thing. Despite this, we are increasingly relying on batteries to store energy and power a wide variety of electronic devices. Undoubtedly, if electronic technology can not make further breakthroughs, environmentally-friendly electric vehicles are bound to have no future, and the combination of automotive and sustainable environmental protection technologies is also empty talk.
The pressure we face can be imagined. In recent years, research on batteries using nickel and lithium as raw materials (such as lithium iron phosphate) has made some progress, and it is expected to replace alkaline manganese dry batteries that are worthy of respect and many problems. ReVolt, a company that develops rechargeable zinc-air batteries, has used Portland, Oregon as its headquarters and production facility in the United States. We estimate that more intelligent battery will be available in 2010, providing an opportunity to develop energy-controlled integrated circuits.
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