一、美国尖端技术产业的动向 1.基础研究的动向近年来科学技术的进步是惊人的,其成果反映在日常生活的各个侧面。石英钟以前只用于天文台,随着石英技术的发展,现在有了小型、价廉的石英手表。此外,其它使用大规模集成电路的电子产品也很多。这些产品,如电视机、半导体收音机,除了把以往的电子电路改为大规模集成电路外,还力求在以往简单的机械结构上安装由集成电路组成的电子装置,以此来提高产品结构。装有微电子的室内空调就是一个典型。大规模集成电路芯片,会代替普通的电子电路,另外,还会开拓新的应用领域,最终会 I. Trends of the United States in Cutting-edge Technology Industries 1. Trends in Basic Research In recent years, advances in science and technology have been phenomenal and their results are reflected in every aspect of daily life. Quartz clock used only for the Observatory, with the development of quartz technology, now has a small, inexpensive quartz watch. In addition, there are many other electronic products that use LSIs. These products, such as televisions and semiconductor radios, not only convert conventional electronic circuits into large-scale integrated circuits, but also seek to improve the product structure by installing electronic devices consisting of integrated circuits on simple mechanical structures in the past. Indoor air conditioning with microelectronics is a classic. Large-scale integrated circuit chips, will replace the common electronic circuits, in addition, will open up new areas of application, will eventually