Microelectronics
Microelectronics is a subfield of
insulators and conductors can all be found in microelectronic devices. Unique wiring techniques such as wire bonding
are also often used in microelectronics because of the unusually small size of the components, leads and pads. This technique requires specialized equipment and is expensive.
Digital
Analog circuits commonly contain resistors and capacitors as well. Inductors are used in some high frequency analog circuits, but tend to occupy larger chip area due to their lower reactance at low frequencies. Gyrators
can replace them in many applications.
As techniques have improved, the scale of microelectronic components has continued to decrease.[2] At smaller scales, the relative impact of intrinsic circuit properties such as interconnections may become more significant. These are called parasitic effects, and the goal of the microelectronics design engineer is to find ways to compensate for or to minimize these effects, while delivering smaller, faster, and cheaper devices.
Today, microelectronics design is largely aided by
Electronic Design Automation
software.
See also
- Digital electronics
- Electrical engineering
- Kelvin probe force microscope
- Macroelectronics
- Microscale chemistry
- Nanoelectronics
References
- Veendrick, H.J.M. (2011). Bits on Chips. Bits on Chips. p. 253.
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- ^ "The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts - IEEE Spectrum". spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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