ABSTRACT
In this chapter we look at materials for microelectronics applications. Microelectronics is a vitally important and wide-ranging group of related fields that includes semiconductor materials technology. In a book such as this it is only possible to skim the surface of such a diverse subject. Therefore, the limited objective here is to discuss some of the considerations which go into selecting materials for microelectronics applications. This is based on the specific electronic properties of the materials which have been discussed in previous chapters. We show here how the relative advantages of silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide need to be considered for specific applications.
