Future Trends in Microelectronics
Subtitle: Reflections on the Road to Nanotechnology
By: edited by Serge Luryi, Jimmy Xu, Alex Zaslavsky
Contributors: Xu, Jimmy; Zaslavsky, Alex
Series: NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences -- 323; NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences -- 323
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9789401072809; 9789400917460
Subjects: Systems engineering; Engineering; Computer engineering; Optical materials
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Ile de Bendor, France, July 17-21, 1995
Description: Silicon technology has developed along virtually one single line: reducing the minimal size of lithographic features. But has this taken us to the point of diminishing returns? Are we now at a turning point in the logical evolution of microelectronics? Some believe that the semiconductor microelectronics industry has matured: the research game is over (comparisons with the steel industry are being made). Others believe that qualitative progress in hardware technology will come roaring back, based on innovative research. This debate, spirited as it is, is reflected in the pages of Future Trends in Microelectronics, where such questions are discussed. What kind of research does the silicon industry need to continue its expansion? What is the technical limit to shrinking Si devices? Is there any economic sense in pursuing this limit? What are the most attractive applications of optoelectronic hybrid systems? Are there any green pastures beyond the traditional semiconductor technologies? Identifying the scenario for the future evolution of microelectronics will present a tremendous opportunity for constructive action today.
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