Living with the Chip

D. Manners, Tsugio Makimoto

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English

Chapman and Hall
30 November 1994

Hi-tech manufacturing industries; Circuits & components

The progress in microelectronics over the last 20 years has led to a whole range of products that have invaded and often reshaped our lives. From the original transistor radio through to desktop and pocket computers, camcorders, fax machines, mobile telephones and satellite communications - all depend on microelectronics. Technologies currently being deployed or used in the laboratory, such as the information superhighway, virtual reality, instantaneous language translators and artificial nerves promise to further revolutionize our lives. Yet this technology which affects us all is in the hands of a relatively small group of people and is rarely understood by those outside the microelectronics community. This book, written by a distinguished member of the microelectronics community in collaboration with a leading journalist seeks to bridge the gap between the microelectronics community and the general public. The evolution of the technology is explained with its social and economic effects, showing the forces shaping the industry and concluding with a glimpse of the ideas currently under development in the world's electronics laboratories. This book should be of interest to those in the field of popular science.

By: D. Manners, Tsugio Makimoto
Imprint: Chapman and Hall
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1994 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 710g
ISBN: 9780412616907
ISBN 10: 0412616904
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 30 November 1994
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Living with the Chip

This book captures the excitement of the chip industry - Dr Gordon Moore, Chairman, Intel Corporation; A unique book which unveils the history and potential of the chip ... an important work - Doug Dunn OBE, Chairman, Philips Semiconductors; I have enjoyed reading it ... the book is fascinating in the insights it provides - Professor Harroon Ahmed, Professor of Microelectronics, University of Cambridge; This book gives ordinary people the chance to understand what chip engineers, chip companies and the electronics industry have done in the past 50 years -Professor Shoji Tanaka, University of Tokyo and Vice President, International Superconductivity Technology Centre; A fascinating chronicle of the past, a clear explanation of the present and a compelling vision of the future ... a great read for industry insiders and an essential one for those wanting to understand the industry shaping the future - Dr William H Davidow, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures, San Fransisco, USA and author of The Virtual Corporation; The best history of the chip industry I have read ... darn it, I've lived it - Dick Skipworth, Chairman, Memec plc; One of the great untold stories of the computer age - PC Magazine