Integration Strategy for Heterogeneously Integrated Wearable and Implantable Electronics

Abstract

We live in a world where electronics play critical enabling role. Specifically, matured and advanced CMOS technology with its arts and science of miniaturization has propelled variety of CMOS devices to a level where their lofty performance over cost benefit has ushered into a wide range of application spectrum ranging from computers to display to today’s home automation. Going forward we may want to ask ourselves a few important questions: 1. Can CMOS technology be expanded further to add new functionalities to CMOS devices while retaining their existing attributes in tact? 2. Whether this exercise will have a better functionalities over cost metric? 3. If the first two questions are addressed well, whether the existing applications will be strengthened and/or diversified? Whether new applications may emerge?