1. Edition - March 2009
49.- Euro
2009. XVI, 456 Pages, Softcover
218 Fig., 3 Tab. 
- Textbook -
ISBN-10: 3-527-40749-9
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-40749-1 - Wiley-VCH, Berlin






Content

Sample Chapter

Index

Erratum



Short description
Here, the experienced author, Ed Wolf, introduces the current situation and presents a guide to the new possibilities for computing technology, covering for the first time such important areas as quantum computing and alternative energy technology.

From the contents
Ch. 1 Introduction and Review of Electronic Technology
Ch. 2 From Electronics to Nanoelectronics: particles, waves and Schrodinger Equation
Ch. 3 Quantum Description of atoms and molecules
Ch. 4 Quantum Description of metals, semiconductors, junction devices
Ch. 5 Some newer building blocks for nanoelectronic devices
Ch. 6 Fabrication and Characterization Methods for nanoelectronics
Ch. 7 The field effect transistor FET: size limits and alternative forms
Ch. 8 Devices based on electron tunneling, resonant tunnel diodes
Ch. 9 Single electron transistors, molecular electronics, hybrid electronics
Ch. 10 Devices based on electron spin and ferromagnetism
Ch. 11 Qubits vs. binary bits in a Quantum Computer
Ch. 12 Applications of nanoelectronic technology to energy issues
Ch. 13 Summary and brief comment on the future of nanoelectronic technics