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Abstract: This paper will offer an overview of evolution of miniaturization of engineering systems and
devices that was initiated a half century ago. The trend of further miniaturization of devices to
the ultimate atomic scale will not only continue it will become a dominant technological
development in the first half of the new century if not longer. Such development will require
significant changes in every aspect of design and manufacture, as well as production
management over traditional engineering practices.
Production of miniaturized device components and engineering systems of micro- and nanoscale
is clearly beyond the capability of current machine tools. Shaping device components of
complex geometry in micrometer scale with high dimensional accuracy requires the use of
specific and carefully controlled physical-chemical processes. Many of these processes result in
adverse or intrinsic effects that need to be accounted for in early stage of design considerations.
The nature of the minute sizes of these products also creates many problems in assembly,
packaging and testing.