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0470551372 pdf A holistic vision of semiconductor microelectronics, from the present to the future In the summer of 2009, leading professionals from industry, government, and academia gathered for a free-spirited debate on the future trends in microelectronics. This volume represents the summary of their contributions. Providing a cohesive exploration and holistic vision of the field, it features thirty-four chapters from experts all over the world, in far-ranging disciplines within microelectronics—from energy (photovoltaic and otherwise) to semiconductor device–based remote sensing and beyond. Through detailed examination of the current state of the field and the direction in which it is headed, the contributors answer such questions as: What is the future beyond shrinking silicon devices and the field-effect transistor principle? Are alternative materials, ranging from graphene to magnetic semiconductors to chalcogenides, likely to reach technological insertion? Is there practicality in fashionable topics like quantum computing, synaptic computing, spintronics, and superconducting computing?