Objective
The main goal of the meeting will be to examine the very complex scientific and engineering issues that pertain to the use of novel oxide and nanoscale semiconducting materials in a variety of exciting next generation technologies. It will include both survey presentations on a range of device applications as well as in-depth basic research talks that are relevant to this novel class of inorganic materials. For example, speakers will review recent progress in atomic scale experimental investigations of oxide nanoelectronics, new materials and innovative approaches for post-Si CMOS science, as well as technology agendas for oxides in spintronics, MEMS and sensors. It will also include discussions intended to promote intensive interdisciplinary scientific exchange and working contacts between leading researchers in India and the rest of the world.