Abstract This paper presents development and diffusion of microelectronics and embedded systems technologies in Nigeria as key factors towards achieving Nigeria’s Vision20:2020. The Vision20:2020 objectives and necessary steps that have been identified as vital to its achievement are briefly discussed.…
It is simple in this generation, better technology, better economy. Every other factor like population strength (e.g China), natural resource endowment, etc only rides on developed technology. Embedded systems form the bedrock of most technology systems found today. This means…
Investment in technology was a catalyst to the progress of most Asian nations including Japan, South Korea and now China. They invested in microelectronics and got many U.S. companies to build billion dollar foundries there. Asia is equally aware…
A major latest embedded systems trend is the Systems on Chip (SoC) . The emergence of SoC has enabled extremely powerful systems including hardware and software to run on configurable platforms that contain all the building blocks of an embedded…
The honorable minister of science and technology in South Africa recently stressed the importance of stepping up investment in science and technology, if they are to remain competitive in a fast changing world. In her words “The funding of Science…