Future Trends in MIcroelectronics: Up the Nano Creek

Abstract

CMOS technology issues: smaller transistors; making transistors with different or better materials; the real limit to shrinking devices - technological or economic; Beyond CMOS; Femto-electronics; Molecular electronics; Superconductors and molecular-conductors; Bio-nanoelectronics ; Self-assembling of top-down lithography; Evolution/revolution in computing architectures; Optical Computing; Bio-informatics; Non-lithographic nanofabrication; Non-semiconductor electronics; Macro-electronics; Non-von Neumann computing; DNA assisted self-assembling and packaging; Carbon nanotubes; Views from industry ELECTRONIC DEVICES, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA455711

Entities

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biosensors
  • Detection
  • Electronics Industry
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Health Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Nanotechnology
  • Photolithography
  • Quantum Computing
  • Semiconductors
  • Terahertz Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics