Future Trends in Microelectronics

Download or read book Future Trends in Microelectronics written by Serge Luryi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-06-22 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book leading profesionals in the semiconductor microelectronics field discuss the future evolution of their profession. The following are some of the questions discussed: Does CMOS technology have a real problem? Do transistors have to be smaller or just better and made of better materials? What is to come after semiconductors? Superconductors or molecular conductors? Is bottom-up self-assembling the answer to the limitation of top-down lithography? Is it time for Optics to become a force in computer evolution? Quantum Computing, Spintronics? Where is the printable plastic electronics proposed 10 years ago? Are carbon nanotube transistors the CMOS of the future?