Very Large Scale Integration

Synopsis

Single microchips can now be made with well over 100,000 components, each two microns wide. For comparison a human hair is about 70 microns wide. The Alvey initiative will encourage development in the technology, both to design and manufacture chips with the density of components. Britain, however, is lagging behind the USA and Japan in the production of standard microelectronic circuits. Taking part in the discussion are Mr G Pardoe, chairman of the panel; B Oakley, Dr W Fawcett of the Alvey Directorate; I Barron, Inmos Ltd; Prof R Housden, Professor of Computing Science at the Open University, and Dr G Vanstone, RACAL Research Ltd.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 75 min.

Year of production

1983

Availability

Sale

Subjects

Information technology

Keywords

microelectronic devices

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Customer Services

Web

http://www.open.ac.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

01908 858 786

Fax

01908 858 787

Address

PO Box 188
Milton Keynes
MK7 6DH