“…The topics encompass the physics of VLSI transistors, the process of integrated chip design and fabrication and the applications of VLSI devices. …”

“…It's been another tumultuous year in the world of embedded electronics: Supply chain snags have scarcely relented, while new chips jostle for position as the go-to for makers. …”

“…Filmed in high definition, this Blue Chip Natural History documentary captures for the first time the extraordinary spectacle of this unique event…”

“…With vastly increased complexity and functionality in the ""nanometer era"" (i.e. hundreds of millions of transistors on one chip), increasing the performance of integrated circuits has become a challenging task. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Orthogonal and Oblique Cutting Mechanics -- 6.1 Geometrical and Kinematical Characterization -- 6.2 Forces in the Cutting Zone -- 6.3 Cutting Energy -- 6.4 Stresses on the Shear Plane -- 6.5 Plastic Deformation in the Cutting Zone -- References -- 7. Chip Formation and Control -- 7.1 Chip Classification -- 7.2 Chip Formation Mechanisms -- 7.3 Modelling of Chip Formation -- 7.4 Chip Flow -- 7.5 Chip Breaking -- References -- 8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Thermal Management; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 IC Package Thermal Characteristics; 5.3 Factors Affecting Package Thermal Resistance; 5.4 Thermal Design Challenges of Multi-Chip Modules; 5.5 Summary; References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1.4.2 Serial and Parallel Processing1.4.3 Synchronization; 1.5 Aspects of System Design; 1.5.1 Architectures for Digital Systems; 1.5.2 Application Modeling; 1.5.3 Design Metrics; 1.6 Summary; Exercises; 2 Hardware Elements; 2.1 Transistors, Gates and Flip-Flops; 2.1.1 Implementing Gates with Switches; 2.1.2 Registers and Synchronization Signals; 2.1.3 Power Consumption and Related Design Rules; 2.1.4 Pulse Generation and Interfacing; 2.2 Chip Technology; 2.2.1 Memory Bus Interface; 2.2.2 Semiconductor Memory Devices; 2.2.3 Processors and Single-Chip Systems; 2.2.4 Configurable Logic, FPGA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""Adam Smith's China Bet""""Gains, Rules, and Risks""; ""Information versus Noise""; ""Real "Gung Ho"""; ""Chapter 3 China Mobile: The Big Bet""; ""First Dish in an IPO Banquet""; ""Birth in a Maelstrom""; ""Ripple Effects""; ""Assimilating Global Standards""; ""Of Men and Governance""; ""Red Chip Scare""; ""Spillover Effects""; ""Quantity, Banditry, and Quality""; ""New Generations, New Markets""; ""Nothing and Everything""; ""Chapter 4 Spreadtrum Communications: When the Chips Are Down""; ""Stirring the Waters""; ""The Basic Spreadtrum Story""; ""Leading a New Chinese Industry""…”

“…The book covers topics including web-based co-operative learning, effective distance learning through multimedia, quality control of multimedia on the internet, recovery of damaged images, Network-on-Chip (NoC) as a global communication vehicle, and Network GPS for road conditions (such as traffic and checkpoints). …”

“…"The Microelectronics Revolution" is a comprehensive guide to the silicon chip revolution and its impact on society. The distinguished contributors to this volume explain in turn the origins and nature of microelectronics, the characteristics of the burgeoning microchip industry and the increasing use of microprocessors in everyday products.The book details the impact of this new technology on society in separate chapters which take up automation on the factory floor, the word-processing revolution in the office, the consequences for employment, and the implications for industrial relations. …”

“…On-chip CMOS electronics integration can overcome limitations related to the extremely low-level signals in sub-micrometer and nanometer scale electromechanical transducers enabling novel breakthrough applications. …”

“…Optics facilitates on-chip neural networks based on fast optical computing and energy-efficient interconnects and communications. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Reflecting on Self-aware Systems-on-Chip -- Chapter 7. Pushing the Limits of Parallel Discrete Event Simulation for SystemC -- Chapter 8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1 On Metamodels and Language Engineering; Chapter 2 Using Directives to Implement Model Transformations; Chapter 3 Rationale of the UML profile for Marte; Chapter 4 From UML to Performance Analysis Models by Abstraction raising Transformation; Chapter 5 Component-Based Software Engineering for Embedded Systems; Chapter 6 Model Driven Engineering for System on Chip Design; Chapter 7 Schedulability Analysis and MDD; Chapter 8 Model Driven Testing of Time Sensitive Distributed Systems; Chapter 9 Model Management for Formal Validation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Silicon Photonics -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- The Reasoning for the Book and Its Organization -- References -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Silicon Photonics: Disruptive and Ready for Prime Time -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Silicon Photonics: An Introduction -- 1.2.1 The Application of Silicon Photonics -- 1.3 The Significance of Silicon Photonics -- 1.3.1 Silicon Photonics From a Photonics Perspective -- 1.3.2 Silicon Photonics From a Semiconductor Perspective -- 1.3.3 Silicon Photonics From a System Perspective -- 1.4 The Status of Silicon Photonics -- 1.5 Silicon Photonics: Market Opportunities and Industry Disruption -- 1.5.1 The Market Opportunities for Silicon Photonics -- 1.5.2 Silicon Photonics is a Disruptive Technology -- References -- 2 Layers and the Evolution of Communications Networks -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 The Cloud as an Information Resource -- 2.1.2 Optical Networking is Central to the Internet -- 2.1.3 Silicon Photonics: A Technology to Tackle the Industry's Challenges -- 2.2 The Concept of Layering -- 2.3 The Telecom Network-Layer 4 -- 2.3.1 Cloud Computing is Driving the Need for High-Bandwidth Links Between Data Centers -- 2.3.2 The Importance of Optics for Communications -- 2.4 The Data Center-Layer 3 -- 2.4.1 Data Center Networking is a Key Opportunity for Silicon Photonics -- 2.5 Platforms-Layer 2 -- 2.6 The Silicon Chip-Layer 1 -- 2.7 Telecom and Datacom Industry Challenges -- 2.7.1 Approaching the Traffic-Carrying Capacity of Fiber -- 2.7.2 Internet Businesses Have Their Own Challenges -- 2.7.3 Approaching the End of Moore's law -- 2.8 Silicon Photonics: Why the Technology Is Important for All the Layers -- References -- 3 The Long March to a Silicon-Photonics Union -- 3.1 Moore's Law and 50 Years of the Chip Industry -- 3.1.1 The Shrinking Transistor-But Not for Much Longer…”

“…Un microchip militar implantado en una linea de muñecos ha causado una auténtica revolución. El comandante Chip Hazard y su Comamdo Elite han decidido salir de sus cajas, escaparse de la tienda y marcarse un único objetivo, atrapar a los Gorgonitas,unos pacificos muñecos de aspecto extraño que sólo quieren volver a la isla de Gorgon. …”

“…In this way we find a review of multi-agents, different techniques applied to the navigation systems, artificial intelligence algorithms, which include deep learning applications, systems where a Kalman filter estimator is extended for visual odometry, and finally the design of an on-chip system for the execution of cognitive agents. …”

“…They also show, however, that the country's efforts to reach the top sometimes chip away at these trusted foundations. Investments in its research base are lagging, and some typically Dutch strengths have recently come under pressure. …”

“…The authors also discuss how the properties of packaging materials interact with each another and explore how to maximize the performance of these materials in regard to package integrity and reliability.By tying together the disparate elements essential to a semiconductor package, this easy-to-read book shows how all the parts fit and work together to provide durable protection for the integrated circuit chip within as well as a means for the chip to communicate with the outside world--…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…heritage, human rights, and cosmopolitan archaeology in Oceania / Ian lilley -- Archaeology and the fortress of rationality / Denis byrne -- The nature of culture in Kruger National Park / Lynn Meskell -- Vernacular cosmopolitanism : an archaeological critique of universalistic reason / Alfredo Gonzalez-Ruibal -- The archaeologist as a world citizen : on the morals of heritage preservation and destruction / Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh -- "Time's wheel runs back" : conversations with the Middle Eastern past / Sandra Arnold Scham -- Mavili's voice / Ian Hodder -- "Walking around like they own the place" : quotidian cosmopolitanism at a Maya and World Heritage archaeological site / Lisa Breglia -- Translating Ecuadorian modernities : pre-Hispanic archaeology and the reproduction of global difference / O. …”