The Quantum Dot A Journey into the Future of Microelectronics
by Turton, Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0195109597
- ISBN 13
- 9780195109597
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine. 1996. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0195109597 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book card covers are clean and crisp, text unmarked.; 9.15 X 6.12 X 0.66 inches; 211 pages; "Since first developed in the early sixties, silicon chip technology has made vast leaps forward. From a rudimentary circuit with a mere handful of transistors, the chip has evolved into a technological miracle, packing millions of bits of information on a surface no larger than a human thumbnail. And most experts predict that in the near future, we will see chips with over a billion bits. At the same time, this revolution in microelectronics has sparked a dramatic change in the way we live. An integral part of the computer industry, the microchip is found in everything from lasers, fax machines, and satellites to greeting cards and children's toys. And yet few people have any idea how chips work, or how so much information can be captured in such a miniscule space. Now, in The Quantum Dot, physicist Richard Turt on provides a clear, informative look at the science that lies behind the modern revolution in microelectronics and offers an intriguing glimpse of the possible future of this rapidly evolving field. Turt on illuminates the development of the microchip, in a discussion that ranges from a primer on atoms and electrons, to the properties of semiconductors (most notably, silicon), to the structure of the transistor. We learn how researchers have managed to pack the tiny silicon chip with more and more bits, and we get a state-of-the-art look at the microelectronic industry today, from the newest chip materials (such as gallium arsenide, a much faster material than silicon, used in the recently released Cray 3 supercomputer) to the exotic world of high-temperature superconductors. Perhaps most interesting, Turt on offers a provocative glimpse of the future of microelectronics. Here readers enter the strange realm where quantum theory prevails and where physical events contradict our intuitive perceptions." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17848
- Title
- The Quantum Dot A Journey into the Future of Microelectronics
- Author
- Turton, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0195109597
- ISBN 13
- 9780195109597
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 0195109597, Microchip, cray, Computer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Computers; SCIENCE; Computers & Internet;
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