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UNIKEN
Fix this textTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Fix this textNo. 219 (No. 19of 1985)
Fix this textPublished fortnightly by the Public Affairs Unit
Fix this textRegistered by Australia Post—Publication No. NBF 4388
Fix this text15 November 1985
Fix this textAustralian first for UNSW Centre
Fix this textThe UNSW's Joint Microelectronics Research Centre has designed and had manufactured
Fix this textAustralia's first-ever high technology CMOS multi-project chip. Of great value in the fields of
Fix this texttelecommunications and medical electronics the CMOS chips are the result of the Centre s
Fix this textresearchers working directly with the Microelectronics Division of Amalgamated Wireless
Fix this text(Australasia) Ltd.
Fix this text'As a result of our work, Australian industry
Fix this textnow has a set of design rules and computer software
Fix this textwhich will enable the production of the more
Fix this textadvanced multi-project chips', says Professor Graham
Fix this textRigby, Director of the UNSW Centre.
Fix this textComplementary metal-oxide silicon (CMOS)
Fix this texttechnology is the fastest-growing process used for
Fix this textproducing complex (VLSI) logic chips. The CMOS
Fix this textchips combine the highly desirable features of low
Fix this textpower consumption and high reliability.
Fix this textThe new chip-manufacturing process results
Fix this textfrom two years' development by AWA and means
Fix this textnew Australian products can be developed wholly
Fix this textwithin the country.
Fix this textThe basis of the multi-project chip (MPC) is
Fix this textthat designs for new chips can be prototyped at very
Fix this textlow cost, because up to 25 designs can be produced
Fix this texttogether on the one wafer.
Fix this textThe Joint Microelectronics Research Centre
Fix this textused its computer-aided design facilities to produce
Fix this textits first MPC in 1982. This chip was based on the
Fix this textmore traditional N-channel metal oxide semicon-
Fix this textductor (NMOS) technology.
Fix this textSince then 12 programs have been completed
Fix this textrepresenting more than 250 designs for research and
Fix this textprototype commercial products.
Fix this textAccording to Professor Rigby, 'UNSW is now
Fix this textteaching tomorrow's technology'. He said establish-
Fix this texting the design rules and standards was more difficult
Fix this textwith CMOS technology. All told, 10 researchers
Fix this textfrom the Centre and AWA were involved in setting
Fix this textup the project.
Fix this textOne benefit of the University's MPC design
Fix this textfacility is that both government and industry can
Fix this textuse the UNSW Centre for designing CMOS chips for
Fix this texttheir own products. 'We would normally have five
Fix this textor more organizations, both industrial and research,
Fix this textrunning projects on our MFCs', says Professor
Fix this textRigby.
Fix this textIndustry participation involves companies or
Fix this textgovernment departments sending one of their engin-
Fix this texteers to attend a postgraduate course on the design
Fix this textmethodology so they can learn how to use the
Fix this textCentre's system. Otherwise, they can choose to
Fix this textcontract UNSW staff to develop CMOS chips for
Fix this textthem.
Fix this text'Already the CSIRO, Department of Defence,
Fix this textTelecom, AWA, Almgren Pty Ltd, Nucleus Ltd and
Fix this textSTC have been involved in projects in the Centre',
Fix this textProfessor Rigby says. The first CMOS project was
Fix this textrun as an internal trial. Now that we can see it work-
Fix this texting, participation in future CMOS MFCs will open
Fix this textup in 1986.'
Fix this textProfessor Rigby (right) receives the first CMOS
Fix this textmulti-project wafer from Mr Mark Gibbs, Manu-
Fix this textfacturing Manager of AWA's Microelectronics
Fix this textDivision.
Fix this textSymposium draws
Fix this textlarge crowd to
Fix this textdiscuss science
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Fix this texttechnology policy
Fix this textOver 400 people attended the Annual
Fix this textUniversity of NSW Symposium on 15 Nov-
Fix this textember, making the occasion the largest
Fix this textmeeting held in Australia to examine science
Fix this textand technology policy. The organizers believe
Fix this textthe turnout from research bodies, including
Fix this textuniversities, CSIRO and industry, as well as
Fix this textfrom arms of government, indicates a height-
Fix this textened level of awareness in the community
Fix this textof the national importance of the topic under
Fix this textdiscussion Science, Technology and the
Fix this textEconomy.
Fix this textThe ten speakers who presented papers gener-
Fix this textated lively discussion from the floor in all sessions of
Fix this textthe Symposium. Some common themes emerged
Fix this textfrom their papers. These included:
Fix this text• a widespread concern about the low level of
Fix this textresearch and development (R & D) activity in private
Fix this textindustry in Australia;
Fix this text• a welcoming of the Commonwealth Govern-
Fix this textment's 150 per cent taxation deduction for
Fix this textencouraging 'in-house' R & D in industry (with the
Fix this textqualification that new and small enterprises may not
Fix this textbenefit from this measure);
Fix this text• a call tor the Commonwealth Government to
Fix this textinstitute a selective 'Buy Australian’ policy to
Fix this textencourage growth in local 'high technology';
Fix this text• a need for management of Australian industry
Fix this textto become more research-minded and for researchers
Fix this textto become more management-minded; and
Fix this text• an examination of the problems of developing,
Fix this textto the point of industrial production and marketing,
Fix this textthe more fundamental research in publicly funded
Fix this textinstitutions universities and CSIRO especially.
Fix this textIn this UNIKEN report, some of the other
Fix this textpoints made uniquely by each speaker are sum-
Fix this textmarized (see notice on page 2 about the publication
Fix this textof the complete papers).
Fix this textOpening the Symposium, the Chancellor,
Fix this textMr Justice Gordon Samuels, said 'We must start
Fix this textour examination of the topic ... on the footing that
Fix this textAustralian scientific and technological R & D has
Fix this textbeen inadequate, lacking innovation, planning and
Fix this textpersistence'. He drew comparisons, unfavourable to
Fix this textAustralia, with countries such as Sweden.
Fix this textA high level of political
Fix this textinput to the discussions was
Fix this textprovided by the concluding two
Fix this textspeakers, Senator John Button
Fix this text(Minister for Industry, Tech-
Fix this textnology and Commerce) and Sen-
Fix this textator Chris Puplick (representing
Fix this textthe Federal Opposition).
Fix this textExplaining the Government's
Fix this textpolicies, Senator Button said
Fix this textthat the first priority for healthy
Fix this textscientific investigation is 'a favour-
Fix this textable economy and a favourable
Fix this textand consistent set of rules
Fix this textand conditions for industry and
Fix this textthe economy generally. It is
Fix this textin this context that such
Fix this textmeasures as a taxation structure
Fix this textwhich encourages investment, depreciation pro-
Fix this textvisions and other general matters are vital', he said.
Fix this textHe emphasized that there is no single 'magic formula'
Fix this textwhich will correct the present imbalances in R & D
Fix this textand their contribution to the economic health of
Fix this textthe nation.
Fix this textSenator Button stressed that the isolation
Fix this textbetween basic science and technology, on the one
Fix this texthand, and industry on the other, is something
Fix this textAustralia cannot afford now. It is crucial, he said,
Fix this text‘that, if this interaction occurs, industry becomes
Fix this textresearch-minded and that universities, CSIRO and
Fix this textsimilar organizations have a responsibility to partici-
Fix this textpate with their skills, discipline and intellectual
Fix this textcapacity'.
Fix this textSenator Puplick made the first detailed state-
Fix this textment of the general approach of the Opposition to
Fix this texta science/technology/industry policy. He said,
Fix this text'Australia cannot rely solely on mining and agri-
Fix this textculture to finance its economic and social future'.
Fix this textThe Opposition's direction, he explained, is to
Fix this textremove the costs imposed on industry by govern-
Fix this textment legislation and regulation. The Opposition
Fix this textbelieves this will allow private industry to invest
Fix this textmore on R & D.
Fix this textContinued on page 2
Fix this textExams close off the teaching year
Fix this text'There's no such thing as a perfect time-
Fix this texttable but everything went rather smoothly',
Fix this textsays Mr John Grigg, Senior Administrative
Fix this textOfficer in the Examinations Section, with the
Fix this textend of the final year exams.
Fix this textMr Grigg said there were inevitable timetable
Fix this textclashes for some students when you have more
Fix this textthan 10,000 sitting for exams but eventually these
Fix this textproblems were resolved.
Fix this text'Months of preparation go into organizing for
Fix this textan exam period from the printing of draft time-
Fix this texttables to arranging seating at the 35 rooms on
Fix this textcampus used by candidates.' The three-week final
Fix this textexam period ended on 29 November.
Fix this textMr Grigg says there can be 2,900 candidates at
Fix this textany one time sitting for exams. Special arrangements
Fix this textmust be made tor disabled students, including the
Fix this textprovision of scribes to write for those who are
Fix this textunable to do so for themselves.
Fix this text'One seriously ill young man did his exams
Fix this textin hospital in one of the exams a special paper
Fix this textwas provided because he was too ill on the day
Fix this textscheduled.
Fix this textBy the end of the exam period about 200
Fix this textexams had been completed at 70 different locations
Fix this textthroughout Australia for the Bachelor of Health
Fix this textAdministration external course and more than 600
Fix this textexams (or more than 40,000 scripts) were written in
Fix this textthe formal exams on campus.
Fix this textThere were 120 supervisors on the University
Fix this textcampus, and in addition, 70 supervisors around
Fix this textAustralia.
Fix this textP. Crowe and Company
Fix this textSenator John Button - 'Our major concern is to establish a "culture"
Fix this textwhere science and technology is seen by practitioners and users alike as
Fix this textan integral and vital part of industry and the economy".
Fix this textPublic Affairs Unit
Fix this textSenator Chris Puplick- ‘I would hotly contest
Fix this textthat science in Australia is not widely supported by
Fix this textthe Australian community and is not part of our
Fix this textcultural ethos'.
Fix this textPublic Affairs Unit
Fix this textOutside the Science Theatre, third year Surveying students (from left) Tim Rein,
Fix this textMark Taylor and John Hughes show their delight at completing one of their papers.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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