About the Book
Leaders in the field predict the future of the microelectronics industry
This seventh volume of Future Trends in Microelectronics summarizes and synthesizes the latest high-level scientific discussions to emerge from the Future Trends in Microelectronics international workshop, which has occurred every three years since 1995. It covers the full scope of cutting-edge topics in microelectronics, from new physical principles (quantum computing, correlated electrons), to new materials (piezoelectric nanostructures, terahertz plasmas), to emerging device technologies (embedded magnetic memories, spin lasers, and biocompatible microelectronics).
An ideal book for microelectronics professionals and students alike, this volume of Future Trends in Microelectronics:
Identifies the direction in which microelectronics is headed, enabling readers to move forward with research in an informed, efficient, and profitable manner
Includes twenty-nine contributor chapters by international authorities from leading universities, major semiconductor companies, and government laboratories
Provides a unified, cohesive exploration of various trends in microelectronics, looking to future opportunities, rather than past successes
Table of Contents:
Preface ix
S. Luryi, J. M. Xu and A Zaslavsky
I INNOVATIONS IN ELECTRONICS AND SYSTEMS 1
Technology Innovation, Reshaping the Microelectronics Industry 4
K. Kim and U.-I. Chung
Challenges and Limits for Very Low Energy Computation 49
F. Balestra
Getting Rid of the DRAM Capacitor 59
N. Rodriguez, F. Gamiz and S. Cristoloveanu
Physics and Design of Nanoscale Field Effect Diodes for Memory and ESD Protection Applications 73
D. E. Ioannou, Z. Chbili, A. Z. Badwan, Q. Li, Y. Yang and A. A. Salman
Sharp-Switching CMOS-Compatible Devices with High Current Drive 81
J. Wan, S. Cristoloveanu, S. T. Le, A. Zaslavsky, C. Le Royer, S. A. Dayeh, D. E. Perea and S. T. Picraux
Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with a Composite Free layer: A New Concept for Future Universal memory 93
A. Makarov, V. Sverdlov and S. Selberherr
Silicon Carbide High Temperature Electronics – Is This Rocket Science? 102
C. –M. Zetterling
Microchip Post-Processing: There is Plenty of Room at the Top 110
J. Schmitz
EUV Lithography: Today and Tomorrow 120
V. Y. Banine
Manufacturability and Nanoelectronic Performance 133
M. J. Kelly
II OPTOELECTRONICS IN THE NANO AGE 139
Ultrafast Nanophotonic Devices For Optical Interconnects 142
N. N. Ledentsov, V. A. Shchukin and J. A. Lott
Will Optical Communications Meet the Challenges of the Future? 160
D. K. Mynbaev
Optical Antennae for Optoelectronics: Impacts, Promises, and Limitations 173
H. Mohseni
Spin Modulation: Teaching Lasers New Tricks 183
J. Lee, G. Boéris, R. Oszwaldowski, K. Výborný, C. Gøthgen and I ?utić
Silicon Photovoltaics: Accelerating to Grid Parity 194
M. R. Pinto
Two- and Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Advanced Silicon Solar Cells 210
E. Sangiorgi, M. Zanuccoli, R. De Rose, P. Magnone and C. Fiegna
Mechanical Energy harvesting with Piezoelectric Nanostructures: Great Expectations for Autonomous Systems 230
G. Ardila, R. Hinchet, L. Montès and M. Mouis
Charged Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Conversion and IR Sensing 244
A. Sergeev, V. Mitin, N. Vagidov and K. Sablon
Active Optomecjanical Resonators 254
D. Princepe, L. Barea, G. O. Luiz, G. Wiederhecker and N. C. Frateschi
IV PHYSICS FRONTIERS 263
State of the Art and Prospects for Quantum Computing 266
M. I. Dyakonov
Wireless, Implantable Neuroprosthesis: Applying Advanced Technology to Untether the Mind 286
D. A. Borton and A. V. Nurmikko
Correlated Electrons: A Platform for Solid State Devices 300
S. D. Ha, Y. Zhou, R. Jaramillo and S. Ramanathan
Graphene-Based Integrated Electronic, Photonic and Spintronic Circuit 308
A. D. Güçlü, P. Potasz and P. Hawrylak
Luttinger Liquid Behavior of Long GaAs Quantum Wires 319
E. Levy, I. Sternfeld, M. Eshkol, M. Karpovski, A. Palevski, B. Dwir, A. Rudra, E. Kapon and Y. Oreg
Toward Spin Electronic Devices Based on Semiconductor Nanowires 328
S. Heedt, I. Wehrmann, K. Weis, H. Hardtdegen, D. Grützmacher, Th. Schäpers, C. Morgan, D. E. Bürgler and R. Calarco
An Alternative Path for the Fabrication of Self-Assembled III-Nitride Nanowires 340
A. Haab, M. Mikulics, T. Stoica, B. Kardynal, A. Winden, H. Hardtdegen, D. Grützmacher and E. Sutter
InAs Nanowires with Surface States as Building Blocks for Tube-Like Electrical Sensing Transitors 351
N. V. Demarina, M. I. Lepsa and D. Grützmacher
Lévy Flight of Photoexcited Minority Carriers in Moderately Doped Semiconductors: Theory and Observation 359
A. Subashiev and S. Luryi
Terahertz Plasma Oscillations in Field Effect transistors: Main Ideas and Experimental Facts 373
W. Knap and M. I. Dyakonov
INDEX 395
About the Author :
SERGE LURYI is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Stony Brook University, and Director of the New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Sensor Systems. He has published over 240 papers and has been awarded fifty-one U.S. patents.
JIMMY XU is the Charles C. Tillinghast Jr. '32 University Professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University. Previously, he was the James Ham Chair in Optoelectronics and the Nortel Chair Professor, as well as director of the Nortel Institute for Telecommunications at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the AAAS, APS, Guggenheim Foundation, IEEE, and Institute of Physics.
ALEX ZASLAVSKY is a Professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University. He has published over 100 journal papers and book chapters, and co-edited seven books in the microelectronics field. He is also an editor of the Solid-State Electronics international journal.
