Nanotechnology

Week 4 - Semiconductors and Nanoelectronics

This week we'll explore the world of semiconductors, nanoelectronics, and the use of silicon in nanotechnology. This may also be your first introduction to terms including quantum computing and quantum informatics.

• Nanoelectronics overview
• Moore's Law and silicon
• Molecular computing
• Quantum effects / tunneling
• Moore's law from 2005 to 2025
• Quantum devices and computing
• Quantum informatics
• Quantum devices
• Quantum computing

Websites for this week's material:

• The Nanoelectronics and Nanocomputing Homepage - http://www.mitre.org/tech/nanotech/
• Nanoelectronics Research Facility UCLA - http://www.nanolab.ucla.edu/
• Overview of Electronic Nanocomputers - http://www.mitre.org/tech/nanotech/nano_elect_ovw.html
• Moore's Law - Made Real by Intel Innovation - http://www.intel.com/technology/silicon/mooreslaw/
• New Life for Moore's Law - http://news.com.com/New+life+for+Moores+Law/2009-1006_3-5672485.html
• Intel's Breakthrough - http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/07/issue/feature_intel.asp
• Intel sketches out nanotechnology road map - http://news.com.com/Intel+sketches+out+nanotechnology+road+map/2100-1006_3-5424766.html
• Computers made from DNA and Enzymes - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0224_030224_DNAcomputer.html
• Theory and Construction of Molecular Computers - http://hagi.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/MCP/
• Publications on DNA based Computers - http://crypto.stanford.edu/~dabo/biocomp.html
• The Quantum Computer - http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~westside/quantum-intro.html
• Quantum Computing FAQ - http://www.rdrop.com/~cary/html/quantum_c_faq.html
• Quantum computing Webopedia - http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/Q/quantum_computing.html
• Quantum computer Wikipedia definition - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computer
• Centre for Quantum Computation - http://www.qubit.org/
• Research in Quantum Computing and Information - http://www.vcpc.univie.ac.at/~ian/hotlist/qc/research.shtml
• Breakthrough in Development of Quantum Computers - http://www.physorg.com/news6149.html
• Quantum physics predict chemical reactions - http://www.physorg.com/news6516.html

Learning outcomes for this week

1. What is a semiconductor?
2. How do semiconductors work?
3. What is nanoelectronics?
4. What is molecular computing?
5. What is Moore's Law?

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