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1999
Journal Article
Title
Economic Potentials of Miniaturization from the Industrial Viewpoint
Other Title
Wirtschaftliche Möglichkeiten der Miniaturisierung aus Sicht der Industrie
Abstract
Since the eighties, technological miniaturization has been brought into close connection with microsystems technology. Microsystems technology is seen today as a key technology with a potential comparable to that of microelectronics. Under the assumption that advancements in microsystems technology could result in higher market shares, microsystems technology has been wellfunded from early on the US, Japan and Germany.