Large-scale integration from the user's point of view

Abstract

LSI use will be very much a function of component or system quantities, and even more, there will be a significant proliferation of logic circuitry within systems having large market quantities, e.g., terminals. The market volumes necessary for profitable LSI use will decrease as more economical solutions evolve but the "few-of-a-kind" components may never be justified by cost considerations alone. The main concern of users in general is turn-around time (and costs) in the face of the many design changes they anticipate. Highly automated schemes and more effective communication between the user and the component manufacturer obviously hold ,the key. Excellent progress is being made in many areas, particularly in mask-making, partitioning and testing, but much remains to be done.