Future Trends in Microelectronics : The Nano, the Giga, and the Ultra

by Serge Luryi (State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook ); Jimmy Xu (Univ. of Toronto ); Alex Zaslavsky (Brown Univ.)

• ISBN13: 9780471484059
• ISBN10: 0471484059
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press

Summary

The continuing miniaturization in silicon devices has led to current research in such topics as Nanoelectronics, Quantum Cascade Lasers, Nanomaterials and applications in biology. In this book leading professionals in the semiconductor microelectronics field discuss the future evolution of their profession through questions such as: * As the end of CMOS scaling is approaching, what kind of research does the silicon industry need to continue its expansion? * What is its future beyond shrinking silicon devices? * Is there practicality in such fashionable topics as quantum computing, molecular computing, spintronics, and similar research trends? * What is the most likely future of microelectronis in the near and long term?

Author Biography

SERGE LURYI, PhD, is Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at State University of New York at Stony Brook. His work in optoelectronics, semiconductors, and sensor systems has earned him numerous awards and fellowships. Professor Luryi has published over 200 professional papers and holds thiry-five U.S. patents. <BR> JIMMY XU, PhD, is Professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University and currently conducts research in quantum and molecular electronics and photonics. He has won numerous international awards for his research accomplishments, including the 1995 Steacie Prize of Canada. <BR> ALEX ZASLAVSKY, PhD, is an associate professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University. He has won numerous awards, including the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. An Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, Professor Zaslavsky has published over sixty papers and coedited several books on device physics and microelectronics.

Table of Contents

Preface
S. Luryi, J.M. Xu, and A. Zaslavsky	ix
1 SILICON IN THE NANO AGE	1	(144)
Nanoelectronic Technology: In Search of the Ultimate Device Structure
H.C. Lin and S.M. Sze	4	(11)
Limits and Alternatives to Optical Lithography
J.P.H. Benschop	15	(8)
The Future of CMOS Downscaling
H. Iwai	23	(11)
Future Trends in Memory Developments: Challenges and Perspective
K. Kim and G. Koh	34	(12)
Future Challenges and Needs for Nano-Electronics From a Manufacturing Viewpoint
Y. Nishi	46	(11)
Wireless Sensor Networks and the Sensor Revolution
T.P. Smith III	57	(12)
The Physical Layer of Ambient Intelligence
H. van Houten	69	(11)
Modeling of Near-Field Effects in Sub-Wavelength Deep Ultraviolet Lithography
J. Tirapu Azpiroz and E. Yablonovitch	80	(14)
Extreme Future CMOS Devices Using SOI Technology
T. Hiramoto	94	(7)
Double Gate Coupling and Quantum Tunneling in Ultrathin SOI MOSFETs
C. Aydin, A. Zaslavsky, A. Ohata, J. Pretet, S. Cristoloveanu, S. Luryi, D. Mariolle, D. Fraboulet, and S. Deleonibus	101	(14)
Space-Radiation Effects in Advanced SOI Devices and Alternative Gate Dielectrics
C.R. Cirba, I.A. Felix, K.F. Galloway, R.D. Schrimpf D.M. Fleetwood, and S. Cristoloveanu	115	(12)
Modeling of Mobility in Ultra-Thin SOI MOSFETs: Physical Understanding and Analytical Models for Device Simulators
D. Esseni, C. Fiegna, and E. Sangiorgi	127	(18)
2 NANOMATERIALISM, QUANTA, SPINS, AND MOLECULES	145	(138)
Electrodynamics of Left-Handed Media
A.L. Efros and A.L. Pokrovsky	148	(9)
Spintronics?
M.I. Dyakonov	157	(11)
Understanding Molecular Transistors
P.M. Solomon and C.R. Kagan	168	(13)
Molecular Electronics: Experiments, Device Concepts and Architectures
N.B. Zhitenev	181	(13)
Molecular Electronics: A Proposed Roadmap for Commercialization
H. Goronkin and R.K. Tsui	194	(8)
Self-Assembly Motifs for Molecular Electronic Test Structures
J.E. Klare, Q. Miao, G.S. Tulevski, and C. Nuckolls	202	(12)
On the Road Towards Superconductor Computers: Twenty Years Later
M. Dorojevets. D. Strukov, A. Silver, A. Kleinsasser, F. Bedard, P. Bunyk, Q. Herr, G. Kerber, and L. Abelson	214	(12)
Self-Organized Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of AlGaN/GaN Nanostructures on Si(111) Substrates for Optoelectronic Applications
J. Ristic, M.A. Sánchez-Garcia, E. Calleja, A. Trampert, K. H. Ploog, J. Sanchez-Páramo, and J.M. Calleja	226	(9)
Free-Standing Si/SiGe Micro- and Nanotubes for Microelectronics
D. Grützmacher, O. Kirfel, E. Deckhardt, L. Zhang, S. Golod, V. Prinz, and P. Wägli	235	(8)
Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI): A Path for Integration of Silicon Light Emitters into Future Microelectronic Chips?
M.A. Green	243	(10)
Organic Microelectronics Based on Polymer Nanostructures
A. Aleshin	253	(7)
Quantum Devices: Microscopic Theory and Simulation
R.C. Iotti and F. Rossi	260	(10)
Critical Current and Magnetic Properties of Nb-Cu-Ni-Cu-Nb Junctions
Y. Blum, M. Karpovski, V. Shelukhin, A. Palevski, and A. Tsukernik	270	(6)
Tunneling Mechanism of 1/f Noise in GaN-Based HFETs
M.E. Levinshtein, S.L. Rumyantsev and M.S. Shur	276	(7)
3 QUANTUM CASCADE TERAHERTZ LASERS AND OTHER LASER NOVELTIES	283	(108)
Quantum Cascade Lasers: Old Hats and New Tricks
J. Faist, L. Ajili, G. Scalari, M. Giovaninni, M. Beck, L. Diehl, H. Beere, G. Davies, E. Linfield, and D. Ritchie	286	(15)
Quantum Cascade Lasers and Applications, Opportunities and Limitations
C. Gmachl	301	(8)
Quantum Cascade Laser: The Source of Choice for THz Photonics?
A. Tredicucci	309	(10)
Phonon-Depopulated THz Quantum Cascade Lasers
Qing Hu, B.S. Williams, S. Kumar, H. Callebaut, and J.L. Reno	319	(11)
The Generation and Applications of Ultra-Broadband Terahertz Radiation
E.H. Linfield, Y.C. Shen, P.C. Upadhya, and A.G. Davies	330	(11)
Avoiding Light Holes on the Path to a Si/SiGe Quantum Cascade Laser
U. Gennser, I. Sagnes, L. Diehl, A. Borak, C.V. Falub, H. Sigg, D. Griitzmacher, J. Faist, D.K. Maude, Y. Campidelli, O. Kermarrec, and D. Bensahel	341	(8)
Design and Continuous-Wave Room Temperature Performance of GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb Type-I Electrically Pumped Lasers
G.L. Belenky, L. Shterengas, J.G. Kim, R.U. Martinelli, and L.E. Vorobiev	349	(9)
Semiconductor Lasers Beyond Quantum Dots
N.N. Ledentsov	358	(27)
Phonon or Polaron Lasers?
H.C. Liu	385	(6)
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS	391	(10)
INDEX	401