Semiconductors for Micro- and Nanotechnology

Download or read book Semiconductors for Micro- and Nanotechnology written by Jan G. Korvink and published by Wiley-VCH. This book was released on 2002-07-19 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Semiconductors play a major role in modern microtechnology, especially in microelectronics. Since the dimensions of new microelectronic components, e.g. computer chips, now reach nanometer size, semiconductor research moves from microtechnology to nanotechnology. An understanding of the semiconductor physics involved in this new technology is of great importance for every student in engineering, especially electrical engineering, microsystem technology and physics. This textbook emphasizes a system-oriented view of semiconductor physics for applications in microsystem technology. While existing books only cover electronic device physics and are mainly written for physics students, this text gives a more hands-on approach to semiconductor physics and so avoids overloading engineering students with mathematical formulas not essential for their studies.