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are typical examples of the many other ways the medical industry has made use of digital
systems technology.
1.2 THE YEAR 2002 AND BEYOND?
If one considers what has happened in, say, the past 15 years, the path of future techno-
logical development in the field of digital systems would seem to be limited only by one’s
imagination. It is difficult to know where to begin and where to end the task of forecasting
digital system development, but here are a few examples in an attempt to accomplish this:
Computer power will continue to increase as the industry moves to 0.10μ (and below)
CMOS technology with speeds into the terahertz range and with a demand for more efficient
ways to sink the heat generated by billions of transistors ...