General Introduction.

PART I: FUNDAMENTALS.

1. Dielectric.

2. Ferroelectrics.

3. Electronic Properties and Quantum Effects.

4. Magnetoelectronics-Magnetism and Magnetotransport in Layered Structures.

5. Organic Molecules-Electronic Structures, Properties, and Reactions.

6. Neurons-The Molecular Basis of their Electrical Excitability.

7. Circuit and System Design.

PART II: TECHNOLOGY AND ANALYSIS.

8. Film Deposition Methods.

9. Lithography.

10. Material Removing Techniques-Etching and Chemical Mechanical Polishing.

11. Analysis by Diffraction and Fluorescence Methods.

12. Scanning Probe Techniques.

PART III: LOGIC DEVICES.

13. Silicon MOSFETs-Novel Materials and Alternative Concepts.

14. Ferroelectric Field Effect Transistors.

15. Quantum Transport Devices Based on Resonant Tunneling.

16. Single-Electron Devices for Logic Applications.

17. Superconductor Digital Electronics.

18. Quantum Computing Using Superconductors.

19. Carbon Nanotubes for Data Processing.

20. Molecular Electronics.

PART IV: RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES.

21. High-Permittivity Materials for DRAMs.

22. Ferroelectric Random Access Memories.

23. Magnetoresistive RAM.

PART V: MASS STORAGE DEVICES.

24. Hard Discs.

25. Magneto-Optical Discs.

26. Rewriteable DVD based on Phase Change Materials.

27. Holographic Data Storage.

28. AFM-based Mass Storage-The Millipede Concepts.

PART VI: DATA TRANSMISSION AND INTERFACES.

29. Transmission on Chip and Board Level.

30. Photonic Networks.

31. Microwave Communication Systems-Novel Approaches for Passive Devices.

32. Neuroelectronic Interfacing: Semiconductor Chips with Ion Channels, Nerve Cells, and Brain.

PART VII: SENSOR ARRAYS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS.

33. Optical 3-D Time-of-Flight Imaging System.

34. Pyroelectric Detector Arrays for IR Imaging.

35. Electronic Noses.

36. 2-D Tactile Sensors and Tactile Sensor Arrays.

PART VIII: DISPLAYS.

37. Liquid Crystal Displays.

38. Organic Light Emitting Devices.

39. Field-Emission and Plasma Displays.

 40. Electronic Paper.

Abbreviations

Symbols.

Authors.

Index.