Paradigms of Maskless Lithography, IEEE Lithography Workshop: 1999

Summary : The replacement of optical lithography with e-beam direct write for semiconductor manufacturing has been predicted since Gordon Moore penned his 1965 paper, writing "It is worth noting that this density of components can be achieved by present optical techniques and does not require the more exotic electron beam operations which are being studied for the possibility of making even smaller structures." This paper showed why it never happened.

Moore's Law: 40 Years a ...

01 Jan 2005

In 1965, Gordon Moore sat down to pen his article for Electronics magazine. Eventually, it would come to be known as Moore's Law. This is an overview, published Forty years later, celebrating how it was still g ... See more

IC Timeline

IC Timeline a special presentation of The Chip History Center. ... See more

Reminiscences from SEMI ...

15 Jul 1971

The industry was in its childhood? When two or three SEMICON trade shows covered the entire world? ... See more

From The Lab to The Fab

Transistors to Integrated Circuits ... See more

John Bardeen and Transi ...

25 Apr 2007

John Bardeen and Transistor Physics by Howard R. Huff, International SEMATECH ... See more

Tencor at 20 Years

Tencor (later evolved to be KLA - Tencor) is in the bedrock of the semiconductor equipment industry. It developed many products that were essential to chip manufacturing. Some are still made today. ... See more

The Transistor and the ...

The Invention of the Transistor and the Birth of the Information Age. Michael Riordan, co-author of Crystal Fire, discusses how it came to be. ... See more

Environmental Health an ...

15 Sep 1994

The semiconductor industry has always worked hard to have and to maintain extremely high health and safety levels. ... See more

Silicon and the Microel ...

The emergence of crystalline silicon and silicon-based material such as silicon-germanium as the premier material and the personnel driving the integrated circuit (IC) microelectronics revolution will be review ... See more

Explore Images of Histo ...

Key images drawn from donated and archived documents in VLSI's library. These images have been carefully selected for their historical significance as they show history in the making. ... See more