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Siliconisthematerialofchoiceofthemultibillionsemiconductorindustry.Ongoingminiaturizationofmicroelectronicdevicesdrivescriticalregionsofintegratedcircuitseverclosertotheplacewherethesiliconendsandanothermaterialbegins,totheinterracialregion.Performanceandreliabilityofelectronicmicroelementsdependmoreandmoreonthemicroscopicqualityoftheinterfacesandonthemicroscopic-scalequalityoftheoriginalSisurfaces.Sufficetosaythatassoonasinthefirstdecadeofthecomingmilleniumthecustomerswillbeofferedmicroelectronicchipswithminimumfeaturesabouthundredatomslongandacoupleofatomsthick!Smallwonderthatatomic-scaleknowledgeisgainingacommercialvalue.