Future Trends in Microelectronics: The Nano, the Giga, and the Ultra - Hardcover

Luryi, Serge; Xu, Jimmy; Zaslavsky, Alex

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471484059 ISBN 13: 9780471484059

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

The continuing miniaturization in silicon devices has led to current research in such topics as Nanoelectronics, Quantum Cascade Lasers, Nanomaterials and applications in biology. In this book leading professionals in the semiconductor microelectronics field discuss the future evolution of their profession through questions such as:
∗ As the end of CMOS scaling is approaching, what kind of research does the silicon industry need to continue its expansion?
∗ What is its future beyond shrinking silicon devices?
∗ Is there practicality in such fashionable topics as quantum computing, molecular computing, spintronics, and similar research trends?
∗ What is the most likely future of microelectronis in the near and long term?

About this title

About the Author

SERGE LURYI, PhD, is Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at State University of New York at Stony Brook. His work in optoelectronics, semiconductors, and sensor systems has earned him numerous awards and fellowships. Professor Luryi has published over 200 professional papers and holds thiry–five U.S. patents.

JIMMY XU, PhD, is Professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University and currently conducts research in quantum and molecular electronics and photonics. He has won numerous international awards for his research accomplishments, including the 1995 Steacie Prize of Canada.

ALEX ZASLAVSKY, PhD, is an associate professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University. He has won numerous awards, including the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. An Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, Professor Zaslavsky has published over sixty papers and coedited several books on device physics and microelectronics.

From the Back Cover

Leaders in the field of microelectronics predict the future of the industry

Future Trends in Microelectronics: The Nano, the Giga, and the Ultra offers a revealing look at the future of the microelectronics industry as envisioned by today′s top experts in the field. A brainchild of the Fourth International FTM Workshop, an elite forum for the informal exchange of microelectronics research and ideas, the book brings together the collective expertise of professionals from the fields of industry, academia, and government.

In an unrestrained look at today′s hot topics and trends, the book is divided into three parts:

• Part 1 discusses the future of the dominant silicon technology in the nano age, including ultimate silicon device structures, their applications, and the various technological roadblocks
• Part 2 covers alternate materials and technologies, from spintronics to molecular electronics to polymer and superconductor electronics that may find a role in mainstream technology when silicon reaches its limits
• Part 3 describes cutting–edge successes and novelties in the laser field, with particular emphasis on the rapidly developing terahertz sources and applications

Engineering professionals, researchers, and policymakers alike will benefit from this insightful and forthright assessment of the future of microelectronics. Timely identification of the plausible scenarios for tomorrow presents a tremendous opportunity for constructive action today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471484059
• ISBN 13: 9780471484059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424