Thin film SOI emerges

As companies, universities, government agencies, and consortia throughout the world address silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, the supply of less expensive yet high-quality SOI materials is growing, and the grasp of the fabrication process strengthening. And as applications for the technology increase, the focus today is shifting from issues of feasibility to issues of circuit design and yield. Thin-film structures has its rewards in such applications as high-voltage smart-power integrated sensors, three-dimensional devices, optoelectronic circuits, and radiation-tolerant circuits.