Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 The Driving Forces Behind Moores Law and Its Impact on Technology Chapter 2 The Economics of Semiconductor Scaling Chapter 3 The Importance of Photolithography for Moores Law Chapter 4 Photolithography Enhancements Chapter 5 Future Semiconductor Devices: Exotic Materials, Alternative Architectures and Prospects Chapter 6 Microelectronic Circuit Thermal Constrictions Resulting from Moores Law Chapter 7 Microelectronic Circuit Enhancements and Design Methodologies to Facilitate Moores Law Part I Chapter 8 Microelectronic Circuit Enhancements and Design Methodologies to Facilitate Moores Law Part II Chapter 9 The Evolving and Expanding Synergy Between Moores Law and the Internet-of-Things Chapter 10 Technology Innovations Driven by Moores Law.

This book provides a methodological understanding of the theoretical and technical limitations to the longevity of Moore's law. The book presents research on factors that have significant impact on the future of Moore's law and those factors believed to sustain the trend of the last five decades. Research findings show that boundaries of Moore's law primarily include physical restrictions of scaling electronic components to levels beyond that of ordinary manufacturing principles and approaching the bounds of physics.The complexity and cost associated with technology scaling have compelled researchers in the disciplines of engineering and physics to optimize previous generation nodes to improve system-on-chip performance. This is especially relevant to participate in the increased attractiveness of the Internet of Things (IoT) This book additionally provides scholarly and practical examples of principles in microelectronic circuit design and layout to mitigate technology limits of previous generation nodes. Readers are encouraged to intellectually apply the knowledge derived from this book to further research and innovation in prolonging Moore's law and associated principles.

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