Nanoelectronics is one of the key enabling technologies to open up new paths for inventing new products and processes and advancing current technology. Potential for Germany as a location for suppliers and manufacturers in nanoelectronics is seen especially in exploiting emerging technology paths in which the current technological position as well as framework conditions for valorisation are considered to be more favourable than in the current miniaturisation path. The aim of this study is firstly to identify those technological developments and applications that are important for commercialisation (e.g., high market potential). Secondly, development paths together with related barriers are identified as a basis for a strategic approach to exploit the potential of these developments.
Archive for July, 2011
EFP Brief No. 184: Future Potential of Nanoelectronics in Germany
Friday, July 29th, 2011EFP Brief No. 183: Prospects of Quantum Key Distribution: Making Data Communication Secure for the Future
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011The application of the highest information-theoretically secure cryptographic primitives for securing data transmission was long considered unfeasible because of a missing primitive for the distribution of the necessary cryptographic keys between sender and receiver ensuring a comparable level of security. With quantum key distribution (QKD), a technology has been invented that enables the generation and distribution of appropriate cryptographic. ETSI started a standardisation initiative including foresight elements looking into the next ten years of QKD applications.
