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International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors Explores Next 15 Years of Chip Technology

Report Presents Near and Long-Term Challenges and Opportunities Relating to Smaller, Faster, More Energy Efficient Semiconductors

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2014 — (PRNewswire) — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced the release of the 2013 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS), a collaborative effort that assesses the technical challenges and opportunities for the semiconductor industry through 2028. The ITRS seeks to identify future technical obstacles and shortfalls, so the industry and research community can collaborate effectively to overcome them and build the next generation of semiconductors – the foundation of modern electronics.

"For more than two decades, the Roadmap has played an important role in assessing and improving the future of semiconductor technology," said Brian Toohey, president and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association. "The rapid pace of semiconductor innovation has spurred growth in virtually every sector of the global economy, and the ITRS has helped enable this forward march of innovation by keeping the industry focused on the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Using the ITRS as a guide, our industry's brilliant researchers, engineers and scientists will continue to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies that lead to smaller, faster, more efficient and less costly end-use devices. These technology advances will have profound impacts on people across the globe as they are applied to health care, communications, transportation, national defense, clean energy, entertainment, and a range of other applications."

The ITRS is sponsored by five regions of the world – Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States – and is led by the International Roadmap Committee. Through the cooperative efforts of the global chip manufacturers and equipment suppliers, research communities and consortia, the ITRS identifies critical gaps, technical needs, and potential solutions related to semiconductor technology. Some key findings and predictions of the 2013 ITRS include the following:

Devices

System Integration

Manufacturing

These findings and others were derived from the ITRS technology working groups, each of which coordinates with related teams across disciplines to write reports indicating the state of the current technology, technology challenges, critical needs, potential solutions, and areas of innovation.

To learn more about the ITRS, visit http://www.itrs.net.

About SIA

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, one of America's top export industries and a key driver of America's economic strength, national security and global competitiveness. Semiconductors – microchips that control all modern electronics – enable the systems and products that we use to work, communicate, travel, entertain, harness energy, treat illness, and make new scientific discoveries. The semiconductor industry directly employs nearly a quarter of a million people in the U.S. In 2013, U.S. semiconductor company sales totaled $155 billion, and semiconductors make the global trillion dollar electronics industry possible. Founded in 1977 by five microelectronics pioneers, SIA unites companies that account for 80 percent of America's semiconductor production. Through this coalition, SIA seeks to strengthen U.S. leadership of semiconductor design and manufacturing by working with Congress, the Administration and other key industry stakeholders to encourage policies and regulations that fuel innovation, propel business and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org.

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