Offering first-hand insights by top scientists and industry experts at the forefront of R&D into nanoelectronics, this book neatly links the underlying technological principles with present and future applications. A brief introduction is followed by an overview of present and emerging logic devices, memories and power technologies. Specific chapters are dedicated to the enabling factors, such as new materials, characterization techniques, smart manufacturing and advanced circuit design. The second part of the book provides detailed coverage of the current state and showcases real future applications in a wide range of fields: safety, transport, medicine, environment, manufacturing, and social life, including an analysis of emerging trends in the internet of things and cyber-physical systems. A survey of main economic factors and trends concludes the book. Highlighting the importance of nanoelectronics in the core fields of communication and information technology, this is essential reading for materials scientists, electronics and electrical engineers, as well as those working in the semiconductor and sensor industries.

Offering first-hand insights by top scientists and industry experts at the forefront of R&D into nanoelectronics, this book neatly links the underlying technological principles with present and future applications.A brief introduction is followed by an overview of present and emerging logic devices, memories and power technologies. Specific chapters are dedicated to the enabling factors, such as new materials, characterization techniques, smart manufacturing and advanced circuit design. The second part of the book provides detailed coverage of the current state and showcases real future applications in a wide range of fields: safety, transport, medicine, environment, manufacturing, and social life, including an analysis of emerging trends in the internet of things and cyber-physical systems. A survey of main economic factors and trends concludes the book.Highlighting the importance of nanoelectronics in the core fields of communication and information technology, this is essential reading for materials scientists, electronics and electrical engineers, as well as those working in the semiconductor and sensor industries.

ForewordsPART I. Fundamentals on NanoelectronicsA Brief History of the Semiconductor IndustryMore-than-Moore Technologies and ApplicationsLogic Devices Challenges and Opportunities in the Nano EraMemory TechnologiesPART II. Devices in the Nano EraBeyond-CMOS Low-Power Devices: Steep-Slop Switches for Computation and SensingRF CMOSSmart Power Devices NanotechnologyIntegrated Sensors and Actuators: Their Nano-Enabled Evolution into the Twenty-First CenturyPART III. Advanced Materials and Materials CombinationSilicon Wafers as a Foundation for GrowthNanoanalysisPART IV. Semiconductor Smart ManufacturingFront-End ProcessesLithography for NanoelectronicsReliability of Nanoelectronic DevicesPART V. Circuit Design in Emerging NanotechnologiesLogic Synthesis of CMOS Circuits and BeyondSystem Design in the Cyber-Physical EraHeterogeneous SystemsNanotechnologies TestingPART VI. Nanoelectronics-Enabled Sectors and Societal ChallengesIndustrial ApplicationsHealthSmart EnergyValidation of Highly Automated Safe and Secure VehiclesNanotechnology for Consumer ElectronicsPART VII. From Device to SystemsNanoelectronics for Smart CitiesPART VIII. Industrialisation: Economics/Markets - Business Values - European Visions - Technology Renewal and Extended FunctionalityEurope Positioning in NanoelectronicsThirty Years of Cooperative Research and Innovation in Europe: The Case for Micro- and Nanoelectronics and Smart Systems IntegrationThe Education Challenge in NanoelectronicsConclusionsIndex