Silicon Earth : introduction to the microelectronics and nanotechnology revolution /
Cressler, John D.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The communications revolution -- A matter of scale -- Widget deconstruction #1 : cell phone --  Innumerable biographies : a brief history of the field -- Semiconductors : lite! -- Widget deconstruction #2 : USB flash drive -- Bricks and mortar : micro/nanoelectronics fabrication -- Transistors : lite! -- Microtools and toys : MEMS, NEMS, and BioMEMS -- Widget deconstruction #3 : GPS -- Let Ttere be light  : the bright world of photonics -- The nanoworld : fact and fiction -- The gathering storm : societal transformations and some food for thought.
Microelectronics
Nanotechnology
Telecommunication
Technological innovations