Ebook: Future Trends in Microelectronics: Reflections on the Road to Nanotechnology

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 FutureTrends 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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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 FutureTrends 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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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 FutureTrends 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
All that Glitters isn’t Silicon....Pages 1-12
Si-Microelectronics: Perspectives, Risks, Opportunities, Challenges....Pages 13-21
Mass Production of Nanometre Devices....Pages 23-34
Active Packaging: a New Fabrication Principle for High Performance Devices and Systems....Pages 35-43
The Wiring Challenge: Complexity and Crowding....Pages 45-56
Physics, Materials Science, and Trends in Microelectronics....Pages 57-70
Growing Up in the Shadow of a Silicon ‘Older Brother’: Tales of an Abusive Childhood from GaAs and other New Technology Siblings!....Pages 71-86
Comments on the National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors....Pages 87-91
Critique of Reversible Computation and other Energy Saving Techniques in Future Computational Systems....Pages 93-109
Architectural Frontiers Enabled by High Connectivity Packaging....Pages 111-123
Processor Performance Scaling....Pages 125-138
Quantum Devices for Future CSICs....Pages 139-149
Challenges and Trends for the Application of Quantum-Based Devices....Pages 151-157
Wire and Dot Related Devices....Pages 159-169
Nonlithographic Fabrication and Physics of Nanowire and Nanodot Array Devices — Present and Future....Pages 171-183
Taming Tunnelling En Route to Mastering Mesoscopics....Pages 185-195
Prospects for Quantum Dot Structures Applications in Electronics and Optoelectronics....Pages 197-208
Architectures for Nano-Scaled Devices....Pages 209-214
Simulating Electronic Transport in Semiconductor Nanostructures....Pages 215-225
Monte Carlo Simulation for Reliability Physics Modeling and Prediction of Scaled (100 nm) Silicon Mosfet Devices....Pages 227-236
Superconductor-Semiconductor Devices....Pages 237-250
Field Effect Transistor as Electronic Flute....Pages 251-261
Heterodimensional Technology for Ultra Low Power Electronics....Pages 263-268
Lateral Current Injection Lasers — a New Enabling Technology for Oeics....Pages 269-278
Wide Band GAP Semiconductors. Good Results and Great Expectations....Pages 279-290
GaN and Related Compounds for Wide Bandgap Applications....Pages 291-302
Prospects in Wide-Gap Semiconductor Lasers....Pages 303-313
Organic Transistors — Present and Future....Pages 315-326
Microcavity Emitters and Detectors....Pages 327-335
Optical Amplification, Lasing and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Integrated in Glass Waveguides....Pages 337-351
Ultimate Performance of Diode Lasers in Future High-Speed Optical Communication Systems....Pages 353-364
Increased-Functionality VLSI-Compatible Devices Based on Backward-Diode Floating-Base Si/SiGe Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors....Pages 365-370
Real-Space-Transfer of Electrons in the InGaAs/InAlAs System....Pages 371-376
Charge Injection Transistor and Logic Elements in Si/Si1?xGex Heterostructures....Pages 377-383
New Ideology of All-Optical Microwave Systems Based on the Use of Semiconductor Laser as a Down-Converter....Pages 385-389
Microtechnology — Thermal Problems in Micromachines, ULSI & Microsensors Design....Pages 391-396
Emerging and Future Intelligent Aviation & Automotive Applications of Mimo ASIM Macrocommutators and ASIC Microcontrollers....Pages 397-405
Trends in Thermal Management of Microcircuits....Pages 407-412
Back Matter....Pages 413-421

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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 FutureTrends 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
All that Glitters isn’t Silicon....Pages 1-12
Si-Microelectronics: Perspectives, Risks, Opportunities, Challenges....Pages 13-21
Mass Production of Nanometre Devices....Pages 23-34
Active Packaging: a New Fabrication Principle for High Performance Devices and Systems....Pages 35-43
The Wiring Challenge: Complexity and Crowding....Pages 45-56
Physics, Materials Science, and Trends in Microelectronics....Pages 57-70
Growing Up in the Shadow of a Silicon ‘Older Brother’: Tales of an Abusive Childhood from GaAs and other New Technology Siblings!....Pages 71-86
Comments on the National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors....Pages 87-91
Critique of Reversible Computation and other Energy Saving Techniques in Future Computational Systems....Pages 93-109
Architectural Frontiers Enabled by High Connectivity Packaging....Pages 111-123
Processor Performance Scaling....Pages 125-138
Quantum Devices for Future CSICs....Pages 139-149
Challenges and Trends for the Application of Quantum-Based Devices....Pages 151-157
Wire and Dot Related Devices....Pages 159-169
Nonlithographic Fabrication and Physics of Nanowire and Nanodot Array Devices — Present and Future....Pages 171-183
Taming Tunnelling En Route to Mastering Mesoscopics....Pages 185-195
Prospects for Quantum Dot Structures Applications in Electronics and Optoelectronics....Pages 197-208
Architectures for Nano-Scaled Devices....Pages 209-214
Simulating Electronic Transport in Semiconductor Nanostructures....Pages 215-225
Monte Carlo Simulation for Reliability Physics Modeling and Prediction of Scaled (100 nm) Silicon Mosfet Devices....Pages 227-236
Superconductor-Semiconductor Devices....Pages 237-250
Field Effect Transistor as Electronic Flute....Pages 251-261
Heterodimensional Technology for Ultra Low Power Electronics....Pages 263-268
Lateral Current Injection Lasers — a New Enabling Technology for Oeics....Pages 269-278
Wide Band GAP Semiconductors. Good Results and Great Expectations....Pages 279-290
GaN and Related Compounds for Wide Bandgap Applications....Pages 291-302
Prospects in Wide-Gap Semiconductor Lasers....Pages 303-313
Organic Transistors — Present and Future....Pages 315-326
Microcavity Emitters and Detectors....Pages 327-335
Optical Amplification, Lasing and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Integrated in Glass Waveguides....Pages 337-351
Ultimate Performance of Diode Lasers in Future High-Speed Optical Communication Systems....Pages 353-364
Increased-Functionality VLSI-Compatible Devices Based on Backward-Diode Floating-Base Si/SiGe Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors....Pages 365-370
Real-Space-Transfer of Electrons in the InGaAs/InAlAs System....Pages 371-376
Charge Injection Transistor and Logic Elements in Si/Si1?xGex Heterostructures....Pages 377-383
New Ideology of All-Optical Microwave Systems Based on the Use of Semiconductor Laser as a Down-Converter....Pages 385-389
Microtechnology — Thermal Problems in Micromachines, ULSI & Microsensors Design....Pages 391-396
Emerging and Future Intelligent Aviation & Automotive Applications of Mimo ASIM Macrocommutators and ASIC Microcontrollers....Pages 397-405
Trends in Thermal Management of Microcircuits....Pages 407-412
Back Matter....Pages 413-421
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