On the role of Soft Computing in microelectronics technology

Abstract

 This note discusses the potential of Soft Computing (SC) in microelectronics. Though the SC applications to this field have been so far rather marginal, the present trends of microelectronics technology strongly suggest that the techniques of soft computing, (fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms, expert systems, etc.), synergistically combined with more conventional approaches, will play an increasingly relevant role.