[eBook Code] Future Trends in Microelectronics (eBook Code, 1st)

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