QUANTUM FUNCTIONAL DEVICES FOR ADVANCED ELECTRONICS

Recent research in semiconductor device technology seems to be focused on reducing the cost and power dissipation of traditional Si CMOS int egrated circuits, rather than developing new and advanced semiconducto r devices. We believe however, that devices enter the nanometer-scale regime in the next century, where quantum mechanical effects play an i mportant role in the device's function; therefore, it is important to continue basic research into the physics and technology of nanometer s cale structures and device applications in order to cultivate ''nanoel ectronics''. This paper reviews our research activities on quantum fun ctional devices and discusses our future research direction.