Abstract
Until now, electronic devices have been made using materials with given characteristics. In the future, however, materials should be designed to give the desired characteristics to electronic devices. As may be inferred from the widespread use of semi conductors in electronic devices, semiconductors are at present indispensable to the elec tronics industry. However, if we rely exclusively upon semiconductors, we run the risk of material shortages. Consequently, there is a need for new, alternative materials. Such new materials are already being referred to by a recently coined term: "Intelligent Materials".
There is little hope for finding such intelligent materials in nature. It may, however, be possible to develop them through a kind of "genetic control in materials science".
This paper discusses "intelligent materials" from the viewpoint of an individual whose experience is in the field of electronics.
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