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.…
In this contemporary time, the most dynamic and evolving area is engineering. Such an observation may seem at first to be a mere truism but closer considerations of its impacts in medicine, entertainment, energy and surgery will rapidly dispel any…
The remarkable success of information and telecommunication technology within the last few decades has been facilitated by the phenomenal growth of the microelectronics technology. While nanotechnology has future prospects, microelectronics has already transformed global competition and commerce. It offers strategic…
It is the most dominant technology in our world, but it does not have a creative presence in Africa. Without it, there is no ICT. It matters so much that US, Canada, Japan and Europe have integrated foundry projects for…
Executive Summary This proposal articulates a strategy for infrastructural development and training in microelectronics and embedded systems at the university level. Microelectronics has been recognized as the most pervasive industry in the world that has impacts in all areas of…