(FTM) workshop series, held in the summer of 2001, this timely and intriguing contributed volume provides a unique forum for today' s leading experts in the semiconductor microelectronics field to discuss the future evolution of their profession. Demonstrating a diversity of opinions, leading professionals in industry, academia, and government address such provocative questions as: * With CMOS scaling coming to an end, what kind of research does the silicon industry need to continue its expansion? * What is the future beyond shrinking silicon devices? * Is there practicality in the fashionable topics like quantum computing, molecular computing, spintronics, and similar research trends? * What is the most likely future of microelectronics in the near and long term? In this compilation of original research, contributors from academia, government, and industry provide assessments of important new ideas and approaches. The result is a lively, intelligent presentation of diverse points of view that should be required reading for professionals and students in both the microelectronic industry and academia.