the challenges of new global scenario goal lecture is aimed at outlining where most today designers constraints come from thus it first presents current trends in microelectronic industries with particular emphasis on system a chip then outlines various phases product life cycle focusing concurrent engineering approaches homework students are warmly invited to visit web pages related such as international technology roadmap for semiconductors home page http public itrs net cont d going standardization activities vsi alliance www org ieee p1500 standard embedded core test sect grouper groups 1500 further readings no suggestion waves electronic computing two forces working conjunction electronics industry consumerization high volumes some facts 50 millions pentium produced every year 1 0 6 s 100 pc and 3 servers sell 99
