The power of connections

The wiring ability of multilayer interconnects is examined. It is shown why the principal force driving interconnection technology has been the computer. Measuring the flexibility of a given technology by the number of ways it allows a designer to interconnect devices to realize a particular logical function is discussed. It is shown that the ability to construct very large systems with high-density wiring stems directly from digital representation and the preservation of a given digital representation through long series of operations. The future of interconnection technology is explored.<
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