The Materials Science of Microelectronics

This book offers a concise account of the fundamental principle of solid state chemistry as they pertain the understanding of applications to modern solid state electronics. Coverage addresses a broad range of critical topis, including the relationship among symmetry, chemical bonding and bulk properties, VLSI and VHSIC technologies and solid state chemistry aspects of microelectronics, optical communications, integrated optics and photonics, and many others.