Silicon Earth: Introduction to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781138452046 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018

John D. Cressler

Opis

This easy-to-read, introductory book describes the fundamentals of microelectronics and nanotechnology, as well as how micro/nano-enabled technologies are transforming civilization. Special chapters deconstruct the inner workings of smartphones, flash drives, digital cameras, and more. Completely updated and upgraded to full color, the second edition includes new material on the birth of electronic systems, the future of electronics, and the societal impact of micro/nanotechnology. It also provides new deconstructions of gadgets like the GPS-enabled smartwatch, incorporates end-of-chapter study questions, and adds hundreds of new color photos.

Spis treści

The Communications Revolution. A Matter of Scale. Innumerable Biographies: A Brief History of the Field. Widget Deconstruction #1: Smartphone. Semiconductors: Lite! Widget Deconstruction #2: USB Flash Drive. Bricks and Mortar: Micro/Nanoelectronics Fabrication. Transistors: Lite! From Transistors to Circuits to Systems. Microtools and Toys: MEMS, NEMS, and BioMEMS. Widget Deconstruction #3: GPS. Let There Be Light: The Bright World of Photonics. The Future of Electronics. The Nanoworld: Fact and Fiction. Societal Impact. Appendices.

O autorze

John D. Cressler earned his BS from Georgia Tech in 1984 and his PhD from Columbia University in 1990. From 1984 to 1992, he was on the research staff at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, and from 1992 to 2002 he served on the faculty at Auburn University. An IEEE fellow, he joined the faculty at Georgia Tech in 2002, and is currently Schlumberger Chair Professor in Electronics in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Cressler has published a number of nonfiction and historical fiction books. Together with his students, he has published more than 700 scientific papers. He has received the 2010 Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award (Georgia Tech’s top teaching award), 2011 IEEE Leon Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award (the IEEE’s top graduate teaching award), and Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award (the highest honor Georgia Tech bestows on its faculty).