The International Roadmap for Devices and Systems, or IRDS, is a set of predictions about likely developments in electronic devices and systems. The IRDS was established in 2016 and is the successor to the

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. These predictions are intended to allow coordination of efforts across academia, manufacturers, equipment suppliers, and national research laboratories. The IEEE specifies the goals of the roadmap as: *Identifying key trends related to devices, systems, and all related technologies by generating a roadmap with a 15-year horizon *Determining generic devices and systems needs, challenges, potential solutions, and opportunities for innovation. *Encouraging related activities world-wide through collaborative events such as related IEEE conferences and roadmap workshops The executive committee is drawn from regions with a major stake in developments in electronics: Europe, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States. International Focus Teams (IFTs) assess present status and future evolution of the ecosystem in their specific field of expertise and produce a 15-year roadmap. IFT reports includes evolution, key challenges, major roadblocks, and possible solutions. IFTs include: *Application

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and Architectures *More Moore - further developments in traditional integrated circuits, referring to historical improvements described by

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* Beyond CMOS - technologies that may allow further progress once CMOS reaches its fundamental limits. *Packaging Integration *Outside System Connectivity *Factory Integration * Lithography * Metrology *Emerging Research Materials *Environment, Safety, Health, and Sustainability *Yield Enhancement * Cryogenic Electronics and

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(added in 2018)

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