We are including a new section into the Journal looking at Plans and Developments that could functionally effect the microelectronics industry in the 1990's. Each issue will present a review of a Government Programme, on International Strategy or a similar service, starting in this issue will be the
Microelectronics into the 90's
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0026-2692
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Industry in the US is stepping up its support of research in areas such as electronics, communi-' cations, sensors, advanced machinery and energy use.
The US total research and development bill for 1986 will be $116.3 billion an increase in real terms of 4.4% on 1985. Of the total, industry will contribute 49.8% and the US Government 46.7% with the rest coming from academic and non-profit organisations.
The aerospace industry in the US will account for s billion of which 78% will be funded by the US Government while other industries rely more on their own funds.
Communications will spend $17.7 billion (60% funded by industry), professional and scientific instrument companies will spend $7 billion (83.6% from industry). The electrical machinery industry will spend $11 billion (87.5% from industry). The chemical industry will spend $9.8 billion (94.2% from industry), car and transport $7.7 billion (88.8% from industry).
The defence department research and development is the largest part of government research as the table below shows:
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The major government support scheme is Alvey which will continue until 1988 and at present various ideas are being put for~vard to what will take its place (see Microelectronics Journal Vol. 17 No. 2). Other than Alvey various government support for microelectronics has been given in the past with