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1、Chapter23NanoelectronicsLandscape:Application,Technology,andEconomyG.Q.Zhang23.1IntroductionThesemiconductorindustryanditssuppliersarethecornerstonesoftodayshigh-techeconomy.Representingaworldwidesalesvalueof$340billionin2005,thesectorsupportedaglobalmarketofmorethan$1.3trillionintermsofelec
2、tronicsystemsandanestimatedvalueof$6trillioninservices,withapplicationsrangingfromtrans-portationtohealthcare,andfromgeneralbroadcastingtoelectronicbanking.Theshiftfromthepasteraofmicroelectronicswheresemiconductordevicesweremeasuredinmicrons(onemillionthofameter)totheneweraofnanoelec-tronic
3、swheretheyshrinktodimensionsmeasuredinnanometers(onebillionthofameter)willmakethesemiconductorsectorevenmorepervasivethanitistoday.Itwillallowmuchmoreintelligenceandfargreaterinteractivitytobebuiltintomanymoreeverydayitemsaroundus,withtheresultthatsiliconchiptechnologywillplayapartinvirtuall
4、yeveryaspectofourlives,frompersonalhealthandtrafficcontroltopublicsecurity.Thischapterwillbrieflysummarizethecurrentandpotentialapplicationdomains,highlightthemajortechnologychallengesandresearchagenda,anddiscusstheeconomicimplicationsofmicro/nanoelectronics.23.2ApplicationsThesocietyofthefu
5、tureexpectsenvironmentsthataresensitiveandresponsivetothepresenceandneedsofpeople,characterizedbymanyinvisibledevicesdistrib-utedandconnectedthroughouttheenvironmentdevicesthatknowabouttheirsituationalstate,thatcanrecognizeindividualusers,tailorthemselvestoeachG.Q.ZhangDepartmentofPrecisiona
6、ndMicrosystemsEngineeringDelftUniversityofTechnologyDelft,TheNetherlands,NXPSemiconductors,Eindhoven,TheNetherlandsJ.E.Morris(ed.)Nanopackaging:NanotechnologiesandElectronicsPackaging,517DOI:10.1007/978-0-387-47326-0_23,©SpringerScience+BusinessMedia,LLC2008MMorris_Ch23.indd517orris_Ch23.ind
7、d51799/29/20088:09:58PM/29/20088:09:58PM551818G.Q.Zhangusersneeds,andanticipateeachusersdesireswithoutconsciousmediation.Inotherwords,environmentswillbeofmoreandmoreAmbientIntelligence.Althoughmicro/nanoelectronicsisrelevantfornearlyallaspectsofhum