Advances in chip fabrication technology which yields capability of fabricating
nanoscale devices would reach very small devices, which would induce thinner top gate oxide in FET structures.
The IoNT is embedded with nanotechnology allowing integration of
nanoscale devices with the existing communication infrastructure and the Internet.
While developments in the semiconductor industry have relied on the continued scaling down of size of electronic and optoelectronic devices, their shrinking size and increasing complexity make fabrications and measurements of
nanoscale devices extremely expensive and time- consuming.
Nanoscale devices could be 100 to 10000 times smaller than human cells but are similar in size to large biomolecules such as enzymes and receptors.
Using
nanoscale devices to build up from molecules is similar in many ways, and will also have very general applications and products.
This concept of nanotechnology has two key features: (1) manufacturing using machinery based on
nanoscale devices and (2) products built with atomic precision.
near-term projects including new
nanoscale devices and device concepts as well
According to the company, scientists and engineers from IBM and ETH Zurich will pursue joint and independent projects, ranging from exploratory research to applied and near-term projects including new
nanoscale devices and device concepts.
A big problem is how to build these
nanoscale devices.
Coming at a time when the "transistor is reaching its limits, and when new device designs and paradigms of device operations are being explored"--(from the preface), this text introduces advanced simulation methods for modeling
nanoscale devices and is distinguished from other texts by its integration of theoretical and practical aspects.