In this book leading profesionals in the semiconductor microelectronics field discuss the future evolution of their profession. The following are some of the questions discussed: Does CMOS technology have a real problem? Do transistors have to be smaller or just better and made of better materials? What is to come after semiconductors? Superconductors or molecular conductors? Is bottom-up self-assembling the answer to the limitation of top-down lithography? Is it time for Optics to become a force in computer evolution? Quantum Computing, Spintronics? Where is the printable plastic electronics proposed 10 years ago? Are carbon nanotube transistors the CMOS of the future?

Table of Contents:
Preface ix S. Luryi, J. M. Xu, and A. Zaslavsky 1 Physics: The Foundations 1 Is Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation Really Possible? 4 M. I. Dyakonov Quantum Computation - Future of Microelectronics? 19 P. Hawrylak Semiconductor Spintronics: Progress and Challenges 28 E. I. Rashba Towards Semiconductor Spin Logic 41 I. Zutic and J. Fabian Molecular Meso- and Nanodevices: Are the Molecules Conducting? 51 N. B. Zhitenev The Problem of a Perfect Lens Made From a Slab With Negative Refraction 61 A. L. Efros Is There a Linewidth Theory for Semiconductor Lasers? 68 B. Spivak and S. Luryi Fermi Liquid Behavior of GaAs Quantum Wires 77 E. Levy, A. Tsukernik, M. Karpovski, A. Palevski, B. Dwir, E. Pelucchi, A. Rudra, E. Kapon, and Y. Oreg 2 Biology: We Are All Zoa 87 Towards Molecular Medicine 90 H. van Houten and H. Hofstraat Interfacing the Brain - With Microelectronics? 101 A. V. Nurmikko, W. R. Patterson, Y.-K. Song, C. W. Bull, and J. P. Donoghue Synthetic Biology: Synthesis and Modification of a Chemical Called Poliovirus 113 S. Mueller, J R. Coleman, J. Cello, A. Paul, E. Wimmer, D. Papamichail, and S. Skiena Guided Evolution in Interacting Microchemostat Arrays for Optimization of Photobacterial Hydrogen Production 122 R. H. Austin, P. Galajda, and J. Keymer Improvements in Light Emitters by Controlling Spontaneous Emission: From LEDs to Biochips 135 C. Weisbuch, A. David, M. Rattier, L. Martinelli, H. Choumane, N. Ha. C. Nelep, A. Chardon, G.-0. Reymond, C. Goutel, G. Cerovic, and H. Benisty 3 Electronics: Challenges and Solutions 151 Nanomanufacturing Technology: Exa-Units at Nano-Dollars 154 M. R. Pinto 32 nm: Lithography at a Crossroad 167 J. P. H. Benschop Physical Limits of Silicon CMOS: Real Showstopper or Wrong Problem? 179 M. Brillouët Will the Insulated Gate Transistor Concept Survive Next Decade? 192 0. Engström Scaling Limits of Silicon CMOS and Non-Silicon Opportunities 203 Y. Nishi Carbon-Nanotube Solutions for the Post-CMOS-Scaling World 212 P. M. Solomon Alternatives to Silicon: Will Our Best Be Anywhere Good Enough in Time? 224 M. J. Kelly MRAM Downscaling Challenges 231 F. Arnaud d'Avitaya, V. Safarov, and A. Filipe Atomically Controlled Processing for Future Si-Based Devices 246 J. Murata, M. Sakuraba, and B. Tillack Ultimate VLSI Clocking Using Passive Serial Distribution 259 M. Banu and V. Prodanov Origin of 1/f Noise in MOS Devices: Concluding a Noisy Debate 277 K. Akarvardar, S. Cristoloveanu, and P. Gentil Quasiballistic Transport in Nano-MOSFETs 287 E. Sangiorgi, S. Eminente, C. Fiegna, P. Palestri, D. Esseni, and L. Selmi Absolute Negative Resistance in Ballistic Variable Threshold Field Effect Transistor 296 M. I. Dyakonov and M. S. Shur Formation of Three-Dimensional SiGe Quantum Dot Crystals 304 C. Dais, P. Kӓser, H. Solak, Y. Ekinci, E. Deckhardt, E. Müller, D. Grützmacher, J. Stangl, T. Suzuki, T. Fromherz, and G. Bauer Robust Metallic Interconnects for Flexible Electronics and Bioelectronics 314 D. P. Wang, F. Y Biga, A. Zaslavsky, and G. P. Crawford 4 Photonics: Light to the Rescue 325 Silicon Photonics - Optics to the Chip at Last? 328 D. A. B. Miller The Future of Single- to Multi-Band Detector Technologies 335 M. N. Abedin, I. Bhat, S. D. Gunapala, S. V. Bandara, T F. Refaat, S. P. Sandford, and U. N. Singh Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers and Real-Time T-Ray Imaging 347 Q. Hu, B. S. Williams, S. Kumar, A. W. M. Lee, Q. Qin, J. L. Reno, H C. Liu and Z. R. Wasilewski Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging 359 E. H. Linfield, J. E. Cunningham, and A. G. Davies Wavelength Tuning of lnterband Cascade Lasers Based on the Stark Effect 369 S. Suchalkin, M. Kisin, S. Luryi, G. Belenky, F. Towner, J. D. Bruno, C. Monroy, and R. L. Tober lntersubband Quantum-Box Lasers: An Update 380 D. Botez, M. D'Souza, G. Tsvid, A. Khandekhar, D. Xu, J. C. Shin, T Kuech, A. Lyakh and P. Zory A New Class of Semiconductors Using Quantum Confinement of Silicon in a Dielectric Matrix 391 M. A. Green Merging Nanoepitaxy and Nanophotonics 401 N. N. Ledentsov, V. A. Shchukin, and D. Birnberg Quantum Control of the Dynamics of a Semiconductor Quantum Well 432 E. Paspalakis, M. Tsaousidou, and A. F. Terzis List of Contributors 441 Index 451