The Two-Year Development Cycle

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FIGURE 20.9 Technology development cycle. Each phase of the cycle lasts approximately 2 years with the amount of investment increasing exponentially with time and the amount of risk taking decreasing with time. The bulk of CMP consumables and new process development occurs between the second year of pathfinding and the first year of development (from Ref. 7). 

As we shall see in the following examples, the new uses of CMP are likely to be discretionary in future technologies. Integrators will have non-CMP options available to complete their task. In order for the CMP-based options to be considered the best options, CMP has become a valued tool in the integrator s toolbox. 

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