Strained Silicon: Technologies, Opportunies

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  • STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
  • REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
  • CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
  • SCOPE AND FORMAT
  • METHODOLOGY
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • BCC ONLINE SERVICES
  • DISCLAIMER
• SUMMARY
  • Summary Table: REVENUES IN WORLD STRAINED SILICON WAFER MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Summary Figure: REVENUES IN WORLD STRAINED SILICON WAFER MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• STRAINED SILICON OVERVIEW
  • INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND DESCRIPTION
    • STRAINED SILICON OVERVIEW
      • Strained Silicon Overview ( Continued)
      • Strained Silicon Overview ( Continued)
      • Strained Silicon Overview ( Continued)
      • Strained Silicon Overview ( Continued)
  • Figure 1 SCHEMATIC OF STRAINED SILICON STRUCTURE
    • KEY INDUSTRY DRIVERS
      • KEY INDUSTRY DRIVERS (CONTINUED)
      • KEY INDUSTRY DRIVERS (CONTINUED)
      • KEY INDUSTRY DRIVERS (CONTINUED)
      • KEY INDUSTRY DRIVERS (CONTINUED)
  • Table 1 STRAINED SILICON PIONEERS - SOME EXAMPLES
    • STRAINED SILICONS ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
    • WORLDWIDE STRAINED SILICON MARKET FORECAST
  • Table 2 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 2 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 3 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SILICON WAFERS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 4 WORLD STRAINED SILICON UNIT SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSANDS OF WAFERS)
  • Figure 3 WORLD STRAINED SILICON UNIT SHIPMENTS, 2004-2010 (THOUSANDS OF WAFERS)
  • Table 5 WORLD STRAINED SOI UNIT PRICE TRENDS, THROUGH 2010 (U.S. $)
    • GLOBAL AND REGIONAL TRENDS FOR STRAINED SILICON
  • Table 6 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 4 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY REGION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 7 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 5 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY REGION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 8 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 6 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY REGION, 2004 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STRAINED SILICON END-USE APPLICATION TRENDS
  • Table 9 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 7 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY APPLICATION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 10 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 11 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 8 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY APPLICATION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STRAINED SILICON END-USE APPLICATION TRENDS (CONTINUED)
    • STRAINED SILICON END-USE APPLICATION TRENDS (CONTINUED)
    • WORLDWIDE STRAINED SILICON MARKET BY CHIP TYPE
      • WORLDWIDE STRAINED SILICON MARKET BY CHIP TYPE (CONTINUED)
  • Table 12 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 9 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 13 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 10 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 14 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 11 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STRAINED SILICON ECONOMICS
      • STRAINED SILICON ECONOMICS (CONTINUED)
      • STRAINED SILICON ECONOMICS (CONTINUED)
    • STRAINED SILICON TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSION
      • SYNERGY WITH STRAINED SILICON
        • Synergy with Strained Silicon (Continued)
      • DUAL-STRESS LINER (DSL) TECHNOLOGY IN STRAINED SILICON
        • Dual-Stress Liner (DSL) Technology in Strained Silicon (Continued)
      • RELAXATION OF ION-IMPLANTED STRAINED SILICON ON RELAXED SIGE
      • UNIAXIAL STRAINED SILICON TRANSISTORS
      • STRAINING SILICON CRYSTALS
        • Straining Silicon Crystals (Continued)
      • AMD AND STRAINED SILICON
        • AMD and Strained Silicon (Continued)
      • REDUCTION OF STRAINED SILICON SURFACE ROUGHNESS
      • STRAINED SILICON CREATES SMALLER AND FASTER CHIPS
        • Strained Silicon Creates Smaller and Faster Chips (Continued)
      • ULTRATHIN STRAINED SOI BY WAFER BONDING
      • STRAINED SILICON ADVANTAGES
  • Figure 12 SIGE ON INSULATOR AND SSOI FLOWS
    • Primary Drivers
    • Markets and Application Adoption
    • IBMS HOT TECHNOLOGY FOR STRAINED SILICON
    • SILICON VOIDS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SOI
    • STRAINED SILICON AND LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE
    • STRAINED SILICON FOR STRESS ENGINEERING TRANSISTORS
    • FUTURE TRENDS IN STRAINED SILICON
      • STRAINED SILICON WILL SUSTAIN MOORES LAW
      • CHALLENGES IN MOVEMENT TOWARDS 65-NM
        • Challenges in Movement Towards 65-nm (Continued)
        • Challenges in Movement Towards 65-nm (Continued)
      • CHALLENGES FOR 45-NM MANUFACTURING
      • SUSTAINABLE WAFER MODELS
      • STRAINED SOI AND DESIGN MYTH
      • STRAINED SOI CHARACTERISTICS
      • STRAINED SOI BY WAFERBONDING
      • CHARACTERIZATION OF STRAINED SILICON QUANTUM WELLS
        • Characterization of Strained Silicon Quantum Wells (Continued)
      • STRAINED SILICON: POPULARITY & RELATED CHALLENGES
        • Strained Silicon: Popularity & Related Challenges (Continued)
        • Strained Silicon: Popularity & Related Challenges (Continued)
      • THE FUTURE BEYOND STRAINED SILICON
      • 90-NM TECHNOLOGY WITH 45-NM STRAINED SILICON CMOS TRANSISTORS
      • STRAINED SOI AGAINST LEAKAGE
      • EPITAXY CHALLENGES FOR STRAINED SOI INTEGRATION
        • Epitaxy Challenges for Strained SOI Integration (Continued)
      • STRAINED SILICON - ENABLER OF 90-NM COMMODITIZATION
        • Strained Silicon - Enabler of 90-nm Commoditization (Continued)
  • Table 15 90-NANOMETER LEADERS
  • Table 15 (CONTINUED)
    • STRAINED SOI IN SOC
    • SILICON ON QUARTZ - A NEW TREND
    • GERMANIUM COMING BACK THROUGH STRAINING
    • COMPANIES INNOVATING ON STRAINED SILICON
      • Companies Innovating on Strained Silicon (Continued)
    • STRAINED SILICON: KEY FUTURE POINTERS
    • STRAINED SOI AND ELECTRON HOLE MOBILITY
    • SIGE IN SURROUNDING-GATE STRAINED SILICON NANOWIRE FET
    • IMMINENT TECHNOLOGY RATIFICATIONS IN THE FUTURE
    • NEW STRAINED SILICON SUBSTRATE FOR SOI
    • SILICON ON NOTHING FROM TOSHIBA
• STRAINED SOI WAFER CATEGORIES
  • STRAINED SOI WAFER CATEGORIES
  • STRAINED THICK-FILM AND THIN-FILM SOI MARKET OVERVIEW
  • Table 16 STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 17 STRAINED SOI UNITS (MSI) BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2010 (MILLIONS OF SQUARE INCHES)
    • THICK-FILM SSOI
  • Table 18 STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI MARKET OVERVIEW, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • THIN-FILM SSOI
  • Table 19 STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI MARKET OVERVIEW, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • GLOBAL TRENDS FOR STRAINED THICK AND THIN-FILM SOI
  • Table 20 STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 21 STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STRAINED THICK AND THIN-FILM END-USE TRENDS
  • Table 22 STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 23 STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STRAINED THICK AND THIN-FILM SSOI BY CHIP TYPES
  • Table 24 WORLD STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 25 WORLD STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STRAINED THICK AND THIN-FILM TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSION
      • TURBO-CHARGING CMOS AND STRAINING
        • Turbo-charging CMOS and Straining (Continued)
      • ULTRA-THIN STRAINED SOI MOSFET PERSONNEL
    • FUTURE TRENDS IN STRAINED THICK AND THIN-FILM
      • NEW STRAINED SILICON SUBSTRATE FOR SOI FABRICATION
      • INDUSTRY INITIATIVES REGARDING STRAINED SILICON
        • Industry Initiatives regarding Strained Silicon (Continued)
      • IBMS STRAINED SILICON HORIZON
      • STRAINED SILICON AND DESIGN IMPACT
        • Strained Silicon and Design Impact (Continued)
        • Strained Silicon and Design Impact (Continued)
      • STRAINED SILICON FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING
        • Strained Silicon for Quantum Computing (Continued)
        • Strained Silicon for Quantum Computing (Continued)
      • 300-MM VERSUS PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY
      • FUTURE POINTS TO SOI WITH STRAINED SILICON
      • IBMS STRAINED GERMANIUM
      • SIGENS NEW AND IMPROVED STRAINED SUBSTRATE
• STRAINED SILICON MARKET SHARES
  • STRAINED SILICON MARKET SHARES
    • MARKET SHARES: STRAINED SILICON WAFER VENDORS
  • Table 26 TOP FIVE VENDORS - STRAINED SILICON WAFER VENDORS ($ MILLIONS)
    • Market Shares: Strained Silicon Wafer Vendors (Continued)
    • MARKET SHARES: STRAINED SILICON USERS (DEVICE MANUFACTURERS)
  • Table 27 TOP FIVE VENDORS - STRAINED SILICON WAFER USERS ($ MILLIONS)
    • Market Shares: Strained Silicon Users (Device Manufacturers) (Continued)
    • Market Shares: Strained Silicon Users (Device Manufacturers) (Continued)
• COMPANY PROFILES
  • AMBERWAVE SYSTEMS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • AMD
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • ANALOG DEVICES
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • APPLIED MATERIALS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • ASM
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • ATMEL
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • CANON
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • CEVA
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • CLARE
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • EM-MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • FUJITSU
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • HONEYWELL
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • IBIS TECHNOLOGY
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • IBM
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • INPHI
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • INTARSIA
    • PROFILE
      • Profile (Continued)
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • INTEL
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • ISONICS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • KLA TENCOR
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • KOMATSU ELECTRONIC METALS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • LINEAR DIMENSIONS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • MICRON TECHNOLOGY
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • MITSUBISHI
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • MOTOROLA
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • NATIONAL SEMI
    • PROFILE
  • NEC
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • OKI
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • PEREGRINE
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • PHILIPS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • RENESAS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • RF MICRO DEVICES
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • ROCKWELL (CONEXANT)
    • PROFILE
  • SAMSUNG
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SEIKA
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SEIKO EPSON
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SHANGHAI SIMGUI TECHNOLOGY
    • PROFILE
  • SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI (SEH)
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SIGE SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SILICON GENESIS (SIGEN)
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • SILTERRA
    • PROFILE
  • SILTRONIC
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SOI SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (SOISIC)
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SOITEC
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • SONY
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • SPINNAKER SEMICONDUCTOR
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • ST MICROELECTRONICS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • SUN MICROSYSTEMS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (TI)
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
      • Recent Developments (Continued)
  • TOSHIBA
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • TRONICS MICROSYSTEMS
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • TSMC
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • UMC
    • PROFILE
    • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  • VITESSE SEMI
    • PROFILE
• STRAINED SILICON WAFER PATENTS
  • Table 28 NUMBER OF STRAINED SILICON PATENTS, 2001-2005*
  • Table 29 STRAINED SILICON PATENTS BY AREA OF STUDY, 2001-2005
  • Table 30 TOP GLOBAL STRAINED SILICON ASSIGNEES, 2001-2005
    • STRAINED SILICON WAFER PATENTS (Continued)
    • STRAINED SILICON WAFER PATENTS (Continued)
• LIST OF TABLES
• Summary Table:
• Table 1 STRAINED SILICON PIONEERS - SOME EXAMPLES
• Table 2 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 3 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SILICON WAFERS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 4 WORLD STRAINED SILICON UNIT SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSANDS OF WAFERS)
• Table 5 WORLD STRAINED SOI UNIT PRICE TRENDS, THROUGH 2010 (U.S. $)
• Table 6 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 7 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 8 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 9 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 10 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 11 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 12 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 13 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 14 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 15 90-NANOMETER LEADERS
• Table 16 STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 17 STRAINED SOI UNITS (MSI) BY PRODUCT CATEGORY, THROUGH 2010 (MILLIONS OF SQUARE INCHES)
• Table 18 STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI MARKET OVERVIEW, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 19 STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI MARKET OVERVIEW, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 20 STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 21 STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 22 STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 23 STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI REVENUE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 24 WORLD STRAINED THICK-FILM SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 25 WORLD STRAINED THIN-FILM SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 26 TOP FIVE VENDORS - STRAINED SILICON WAFER VENDORS ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 27 TOP FIVE VENDORS - STRAINED SILICON WAFER USERS ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 28 NUMBER OF STRAINED SILICON PATENTS, 2001-2005*
• Table 29 STRAINED SILICON PATENTS BY AREA OF STUDY, 2001-2005
• LIST OF FIGURES
• Summary Figure:
• Figure 1 SCHEMATIC OF STRAINED SILICON STRUCTURE
• Figure 2 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 3 WORLD STRAINED SILICON UNIT SHIPMENTS, 2004-2010 (THOUSANDS OF WAFERS)
• Figure 4 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY REGION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 5 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY REGION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 6 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY REGION, 2004 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 7 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY APPLICATION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 8 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY APPLICATION, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 9 WORLD STRAINED SIGE REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 10 WORLD STRAINED SOI REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 11 WORLD STRAINED SILICON REVENUE BY CHIP TYPES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 12 SIGE ON INSULATOR AND SSOI FLOWS