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

Serge Luryi (Author), Jimmy Xu (Author), Alex Zaslavsky (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471484059 | ISBN-13: 978-0471484059 | Publication Date: September 6, 2004 | Edition: 1

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?

Editorial Reviews

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"…the material covered in all the papers including the extensive references listed in each paper should be very useful…all the books in the series are useful for reference…" (IEEE Circuits & Devices, March/April 2006)

"…offers another insightful look into the future of the microelectronics industry, as envisioned by top lithographic-centric experts." (Chip Scale Review, March 2005)

“...well-organized and readable.… It will spur you to think and will help you realize how and why the technologies you are using may differ greatly in five or 10 years.” (EDN, September 30, 2004)

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.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 424 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press; 1 edition (September 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471484059
• ISBN-13: 978-0471484059
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars improvements in semiconductor design, September 23, 2009

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This review is from: Future Trends in Microelectronics: Up the Nano Creek (Hardcover)

The papers in this book show exciting trends in microelectronics circa 2007. They are written at a level readily accessible to grad students and researchers in applied physics and solid state electronics.

Steady progress is reported in the development of terahertz lasers, for the range of frequencies 1-10 THz. These are improvements over existing quantum cascade lasers for those frequencies.

Also, for photovoltaics, noted expert Martin Green reports on developments using quantum confinement of silicon within a dielectric matrix, resulting in silicon quantum dots. This allows for the later systematic controlling of the bandgap and hence its use in solar cell structures that only use silicon. This would have advantages over using GaAs solar cells, like less toxicity, and cheaper materials. And also the ability to use the global expertise and manufacturing plants [fabs] for silicon.

Superlattices are mentioned in many of the papers. My former adviser, Tom McGill, was one of the key innovators of superlattices. Sadly, I saw no mention of his papers in the book.