Presenting various aspects of Si-based heterostructures, this book covers topics ranging from materials fabrication to devices, CAD, circuits, and applications. Containing nearly 1000 figures along with appendices, it surveys materials, fabrication, device physics, transistor optimization, optoelectronics components, and compact modeling.

Bringing the many aspects of Si-based heterostructures into one convenient resource, this book presents a comprehensive perspective of the field. It covers topics ranging from materials fabrication to devices, CAD, circuits, and applications. Each chapter is written by a leading international expert, ensuring adequate depth of coverage, up-to-date research results, and a comprehensive list of seminal references. A novel aspect of this handbook is that it contains "snap-shot" views of industrial state-of-the-art for devices and circuits and is designed to provide the reader with a useful basis of comparison for the current status and future course of the global Si heterostructure industry.

"?a collection of 28 high-quality reviews rich in references, is a great success. The impact could go even further. I was very impressed on first reading, I was also very surprised by the contributors, since they are mostly eminent and very active in the field, though relatively young and representative of future trends. I was also excited by the up-to-date research content. Finally, this book will undoubtedly be an essential reference for researchers and an introduction for students just starting in the field."-Bao-Lian Su, Materials Today, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, Jan-Feb. 2006