This book includes within its scope studies of the structural, electrical, optical and acoustical properties of bulk, low-dimensional and amorphous semiconductors; computational semiconductor physics; interface properties, including the physics and chemistry of heterojunctions, metal-semiconductor and insulator-semiconductor junctions; all multi-layered structures involving semiconductor components. Dopant incorporation. Growth and preparation of materials, including both epitaxial (e.g. molecular beam and chemical vapour methods) and bulk techniques; in situ monitoring of epitaxial growth processes, also included are appropriate aspects of surface science such as the influence of growth kinetics and chemical processing on layer and device properties. The physics of semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices are examined , including theoretical modelling and experimental demonstration; all aspects of the technology of semiconductor device and circuit fabrication. Relevant areas of 'molecular electronics' and semiconductor structures incorporating Langmuir-Blodgett films; resists, lithography and metalisation where they are concerned with the definition of small geometry structure. The structural, electrical and optical characterisation of materials and device structures are also included. The scope encompasses materials and device reliability: reliability evaluation of technologies; failure analysis and advanced analysis techniques such as SEM, E-beam, optical emission microscopy, acoustic microscopy techniques; liquid crystal techniques; noise measurement, reliability prediction and simulation; reliability indicators; failure mechanisms, including charge migration, trapping, oxide breakdown, hot carrier effects, electro-migration, stress migration; package-related failure mechanisms; effects of operational and environmental stresses on reliability.

Dr. Tom's Running Shorts is a companion publication with his best selling PROGRAMMED TO RUN (also available here at Amazon Books).This collection of short articles reflects Dr. Tom's belief that you don't stop playing because you get old, but you get old because you quit playing. He also promotes the notion that playing hard is more fun than working out. Not only will you read of numerous adventures that Tom and his friends take together and separately, but you will also gain from the wisdom shared from those short journeys. You will meet interesting people doing fascinating things in an awe inspiring environment - mostly in and around the Wasatch Mountains of Utah.

This book will guide you in programming your mind and body to run with the physical and mental skills that replicate the talents of world class runners. After an analysis of the elements of elite running technique, you will learn how to apply mental skills to help you refine your running style. A discussion of how to cope with the dynamics of race preparation, execution, and evaluation follows. Internalizing these lessons will result in fewer injuries, more effective and consistent training, better racing results, and greater satisfaction and enjoyment in your running. "After more than a decade of teaching thousands of runners, my staff, students, and I have concluded that PROGRAMMED TO RUN is the best guide to improving your running and racing available today. It is practical, easily understood, and illustrated with interesting and motivating stories based on Tom's own running and racing experiences, field research, and anecdotes of how novice runners transformed themselves into masters of their sport." Curt Munson, the founder of Good Form Running and past president of the National Running Retailers Association (2013). "When this book first came out in 2002, we said in the July/August issue, 'Miller's book is one of the most accessible and practical books we've seen on those minute and intangible elements that make the difference between good and great performances.' Programmed to Run contains timeless guidance and should be part of every serious runner's library today." Jonathan Beverly, Editor, Running Times magazine (2013).