Integrated Circuit Brokers: Where do they come from? Where are they heading?

Abstract:-Infrastructures to provide access to custom integrated hardware manufacturing facilities are important because they allow Students and Researchers to access professional facilities at a reasonable cost, and they allow Companies to access small volume production, otherwise difficult to obtain directly from manufacturers. This paper is reviewing the most recent developments at CMP, as well as other services similar to CMP. These services helped the development of microelectronics for the EE&CS communities. Other communities might take advantage the same way, like the BioMed community. Examples of BioMed applications using CMOS and MEMS are given. The conclusion includes statements for the BioMed community as well as statements on where manufacturing infrastructures like CMP should go, considering technical developments towards More Moore