Ein‐Blick in die Nano‐Elektronik: Bausteine,Funktionsprinzipien und virtuelle Reisen

In sight into nano‐electronics: Devices, functional principles and a virtual trip Electronics captures the nanocosmos at high‐speed like no other today’s technology. The fact that modern very complex products are based upon some quartz‐sand and a couple of metallic additives is shown by the recent exhibit “from sand to superchip” initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The over‐all value added chain of Germany’s semiconductor‐industry is presented vividly. Already today the size of crucial components is in the range of nanometers and in some places even down to the thickness of a few atom layers only. Chip producers are facing increasing challenges. They must develop new materials and more and more complex processes need to be controlled. Germany is now established as a leading location of nanoeletronics research and production. This was achieved not only by supporting the settlement of new chipfactories such as AMD and Infineon/Qimonda in Dresden, but also by focusing competence. Prominent examples are a high‐end photomask research and production facility (AMTC Dresden), the center of nanoelectronics technologies (CNT) in Dresden as well as the foundation of edacentrum (EDA‐Electronic Design Automation) in Hannover. A profound insight into the world of nanoelectronics is given playfully by ?Nanoreisen”?, which addresses the interested public.