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APPROCHE HAUT VERS BAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

[An approach that involves] building nanostructures by starting with larger ones and removing and adding pieces bit by bit until a small structure is formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ingénierie
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

[...] en termes de miniaturisation notamment, il devient envisageable de passer de l’approche du haut vers le bas, qui consiste à essayer de rendre les composants électroniques de plus en plus petits et qui risque d’atteindre sa limite d’ici 10 ou 20 ans, à une approche du bas vers le haut, qui consiste à produire des composants en assemblant des nanoparticules.

Spanish

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