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What are the prevalent and trending Career/Research opportunities in the field of Semiconductor Physics?

• Given the fact that we'll soon reach the physical limits using the current Silicon based semiconductor platform ( 10-15 yrs. down the line), what are currently the thrust areas in this field and what skill set a graduate must develop so as to obtain a fair degree of competency in this field. Both with the current scenario of technology and keeping the future in mind.

• Answer:

  Materials purification, meta-material fabrication and atomic layer deposition technologies are a few great places to start. Another would be next-generation EUV lithography (assuming that they get it running). Obviously, nano-assembly and nano-disassembly (ultra-fine additive and subtract processes) are other fields to investigate. Also, the evolution of existing computational structures over into pure optical computing systems is huge. Figuring out a valid transitional method to maintain the value of legacy peripheral data storage and manipulation hardware while true optical processors are integrated into mainframes would be a strong application. Low cost, rugged, high sensitivity detectors for complex molecular compounds (e.g., electronic nose, blood chemistry analysis, forensic investigation) will be big. Finally, LEO (Low Earth Orbit) materials processing methodologies will become an essential component of the most advanced fabrication techniques. Include with this, asteroid extraction processes and other space-based resource development. Or, stay on the ground and work on the space elevator.