In the summer of 2009, leading professionals from industry, government, and academia gathered for a free-spirited debate on the future trends of microelectronics. This volume represents the summary of their valuable contributions. Providing a cohesive exploration and holistic vision of semiconductor microelectronics, this text answers such questions as: What is the future beyond shrinking silicon devices and the field-effect transistor principle? Are there green pastures beyond the traditional semiconductor technologies? This resource also identifies the direction the field is taking, enabling microelectronics professionals and students to conduct research in an informed, profitable, and forward-looking fashion.
Author(s): Serge Luryi, Jimmy Xu, Alexander Zaslavsky
Edition: 1
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 448
Tags: Приборостроение;Электроника;
Future Trends in Microelectronics: From Nanophotonics to Sensors and Energy......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
1 OPTOELECTRONICS AND NANOPHOTONICS......Page 17
Nanophotonics for Information Systems......Page 21
What Will Modern Photonics Contribute to the Development of Future Optical Communication Technology?......Page 39
Ultrafast Nanophotonic Devices For Optical Interconnects......Page 59
Intersubband Quantum-Box Lasers: Progress and Potential as Uncooled Mid-Infrared Sources......Page 65
GaSb-based Type-I Laser Diodes Operating at 3 μm and Beyond......Page 81
Bridging Optics and Electronics with Quantum Cascade Lasers, Antennas, and Circuits......Page 91
Towards Intersubband Polaritonics: How Fast Can Light and Electrons Mate?......Page 101
Si3N4/SiO2 Planar Photonic Structures Fabricated by Focused Ion Beam......Page 113
2 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS......Page 121
Silicon-Based Devices and Materials for Nanoscale CMOS and Beyond-CMOS......Page 125
Device Proposals Beyond Silicon CMOS......Page 143
GeOI as a Platform for Ultimate Devices......Page 157
Simulation of Self-Heating Effects in Different SOI MOS Architectures......Page 175
Nanowires: Technology, Physics and Perspectives......Page 187
Emerging Nanotechnology for Integration of Nanostructures in Nanoelectronic Devices......Page 199
Scrolled Si/SiGe Heterostructures as Building Blocks for Tube-Like Field-Effect Transistors......Page 207
Silicon Nanowire-Based Nonvolatile Memory Cells: Progress and Prospects......Page 217
Prospects and Challenges of Next-Generation Flash Memory Devices......Page 227
Chalcogenide Glassy Semiconductors – Could They Replace Silicon in Memory Devices?......Page 235
Current Status and Recent Developments in RSFQ Processor Design......Page 245
1/f Noise: The Funeral is Cancelled (or Postponed)......Page 255
3 PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, AND OTHER SISTER SCIENCES......Page 263
Spin Hall Effect......Page 267
Can Biology Provide Creative Solutions for Next-Generation Memory Devices?......Page 281
Spin Screening of Magnetization Due to Inverse Proximity Effect in Superconducting/Ferromagnetic Bilayers......Page 289
Silicon for Spintronic Applications: Strain-Enhanced Valley Splitting......Page 297
Graphene-Based Terahertz Devices: Concepts and Characteristics......Page 309
Directed Self-Assembly – A Controllable Route to Optical and Electronic Devices Based on Single Nanostructures......Page 323
4 SENSORS, DETECTORS, AND ENERGY......Page 333
Three-Dimensional Position-Sensitive Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Gamma-Ray Imaging Detectors......Page 337
Semiconductor Scintillator for Three-Dimensional Array of Radiation Detectors......Page 347
Semiconductor Gamma Radiation Detectors: Band Structure Effects in Energy Resolution......Page 363
The Future of Microelectronics is … Macroelectronics......Page 381
An Integration Challenge: Information and Communication Technologies to Address Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Buildings......Page 393
Quantum-Dot Infrared Photodetectors: In Search of the Right Design for Room-Temperature Operation......Page 401
Treating the Case of Incurable Hysteresis in VO2......Page 411
Exploratory Studies on Silicon-Based Oxide Fuel Cell Power Sources Incorporating Ultrathin Nanostructured Platinum and Cerium Oxide Films as Anode Components......Page 427
INDEX......Page 439
