1. Radical Innovation and Lateral Thinking: the role of silicon technologies
BRUNO MURARI
MILANO 19/11/09

2. Semiconductor Market Cycles – Long Term Trend
C.T.V.
Main Frame
Communication
Convergence
Office PC
Home PC
VCR
Defense
Source : WSTS, ST

3. Moore’s Law and more NO ROADMAP–CLUSTERS OF INVENTIONS(*)
EVOLUTION/ROADMAP (*)
NO ROADMAP–CLUSTERS OF INVENTIONS(*)
Room for Nobel Prize
(*) – Modified by Bruno Murari 3

4. System-in-a-Box: a digital brain with analog muscles and interfaces

5. Chip Size Trends – 2007 ITRS Functions/ Chip Model5

6. BCD (Bipolar + CMOS + DMOS)
Intelligent Power
BCD (Bipolar + CMOS + DMOS)
Solid know-how and proprietary technology background
High Voltage BCD
Voltage Capability up to 800V (off-line applications)
Fully dielectric isolation (SOI) up to 200V
SOI solution for Low Voltage (LV) high efficiency application
Main stream BCD
Voltage capability up to 100V
Wide Application Variety in many fields
High Voltage CMOS:
High Voltage (up to 40V) & Logic CMOS integration
Display Driver & Sensor Interface Applications

7. A long lasting success
BCD BILLING BY YEAR M$ M$ 7 7

8. Need to bring “More Moore” & “More than Moore” at work!
Mechanical
Digital
Analog
Optical
SIP
More than
Moore
More Moore
Fluidics
Bio SW
Organics
Programming
Model
DFM 8 8

9. Silicon is not only a semiconductor9

10. Digital technologies, and much more
GSM radio
RF-ID tag
passive
integration
rotation
image
Xray
pressure
sensors
inkjet head
LED lamp
bio-sampler
fluidics
lighting

11. Ink Jet Cartridge

12. Lab-on-Chip
1212

13. MEMS MEMS: Micro Electro Mechanical System
three dimensional device embedded in silicon
multifunction system consisting of sensors, actuators, electronics.

14. Probe storage High Doped Silicon Cantilever Heater
Scientific American – January 2003 14

15. Microactuator Concept15

16. Accelerometers

17. Accelerometers in cars
Vehicle control
Front light inclination
Assisted GPS navigation
Roll over detection
Collision detection (air bag)
Antitheft
Collision reconstruction (black box)