Download or read book Silicon Embrace written by John Shirley and published by Start Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A near-future where technology and ancient spiritual secrets merge into something very strange... something as strange as a silicon embrace. America has suffered ecological breakdown and the Second Civil War. But the balkanization of the U.S.—along with humanity’s secret history and what has really been going on in Area 51 and UFOs for decades—are all part of a startling convergence which will transform humanity... or destroy it. * * * Reviews: “John Shirley has written the best novel of his career. Mature yet youthfully indignant, spiritually insightful yet carnally streetwise, his new book is aboil with ideas and action, full of keen-eyed speculations for the future and daring revisions of history.”—Asimov’s “Silicon Embrace is at once sly, sad eloquent, gonzo, mystic, surreal, and all-American, mixing the pulpiest Sci-Fi with true literary sophistication. A new gem from John Shirley.—Locus “Angels and aliens alike figure in this metaphysical SF novel from proto-cyberpunker Shirley, who here throws UFOs, black helicopters, several major biblical figures and spiritual transcendence into the early 21st century... it's clear that the author is having fun tying together disparate UFO, conspiracy and New Age myths; readers will have fun watching him do the tying, too.”—Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Silicon Embrace written by John Shirley, III and published by . This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seek written by Rudy Rucker and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 1999-05-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays and memoirs collected in Seek! trace Rudy Rucker's trajectory through the final decade of the second millennium. His topics include artificial life, chaos, the big bang, Pieter Brueghel, the church of the subgenius, live sex, mathematics, science fiction, and TV evangelism. A computer scientist and programmer, Rucker is an articulate, engaging guide to the world on either side of the computer screen.

Download or read book Wafer Fabrication written by Jie Zhang and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book systematically introduces modeling, performance evaluation and applications of Automatic Materiel Handling System (AMHS) in semiconductor manufactucing, and focuses discussion on the coordination of two subsystems. Resources dispatch and optimization are conducted on operational research combined with cases studies. Written in a practical way, it is an essential reference for researchers and engineers in manufacturing and management.

Download or read book Angels in the Silicon written by Richard Theodor Kusiolek and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Thaddeus Sikorski, a herculean third-generation American, courageous, persevering, and surprisingly steadfast father of this tragic odyssey to love and protect his angel children. After losing his first love, 18-year-old Thad enlist, and goes on to become a Vietnam War combatant, a San Francisco progressive street revolutionary, a graduate business student, an Internet-related technology visionary, husband, and a global business leader. In between entrepreneurial misadventures, he manages to save the life of an American President, struggles with a psychopathy attorney and murderer, discovers the truth about Silicon Valley's justice system, experiences the economic hollowing out brought on by the outsourcing of Silicon Valley technologies, and survives the emotions of remaining true to his love for his children. This extraordinary journey travels through three decades of the American technology and cultural landscape. Author Richard Kusiolek paid much attention to the details of everyday life of an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Angels in the Silicon encapsulates the experience of living in Silicon Valley for three decades of rapid technology progress, economic change, and a politically correct progressive judiciary. • The novel, "Angels in the Silicon", has a powerful American story to tell. • You will learn the naked truth of living in Northern California's Silicon Valley.

Download or read book A Splendid Chaos written by John Shirley and published by Night Shade Books. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zero is a young film maker who believes his whole life and career are mapped out before him. That is, until the night he and his friends walk into a rock club ... and are caught in a dazzling trap that spans worlds. They are dropped onto a dreamlike planet whose surrealistic beauty cannot hide its grotesque reality. Fool's Hope a world, so stunningly bizarre, nightmares are irrelevant. Here, abductees both human and alien are pitted against a neverending succession of hellish parasites, carnivores, shape-changers, and symbiotes. Yet the greatest enemy of all could be human. When former professor Harmon Fiskle is transformed by the Current a roving mutagenic force he is freed to pursue his megalomaniacal nature. He advocates a depraved policy of social Darwinism, and forges a grotesque alliance of Twists: men and women who have sacrificed their own humanity to become monstrous mutations of their former selves. With an entire world at stake, only Zero can solve the mystery of Fool's Hope ... if it isn't already too late.

Download or read book In Darkness Waiting written by John Shirley and published by Start Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No writer combines the "delight in dread" with social consciousness and metaphysical meaning the way John Shirley does. Although In Darkness Waiting begins in much the same vein as many horror novels (mysterious deaths; a small town invaded by evil; plucky, attractive young lovers; the logical level-headed doctor; some salt-of-the-earth townsfolk...) by its end you will have discovered it is not "just another horror novel." With its exploration of the "insect" inside us all, In Darkness Waiting proves more relevant today than ever. Considering a read of In Darkness Waiting is like considering a trip through the Amazon with no weapons and no vaccinations and no shoes. It's like contemplating a journey in the Arctic clad only in your underwear. Or maybe it's more like dropping into one of those spelunker's challenges, those chilling pitch-black shafts into the Earth's crust-and when you get down there your light burns out and you remember the chitinous fauna of the cavern... Unlike undertaking those endeavors, you can get through the harrowing pages of In Darkness Waiting alive (although we are not promising you'll remain unscathed.) Towards the end you'll discover one of the most extreme yet literate passages ever written. It may well be the most outré scene ever created. But John Shirley wasn't after shock alone. Shock is never enough for him.

Download or read book Bleak History written by John Shirley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLASSIFIED: APPARENT SUPERNATURAL Subject: Gabriel Bleak. Status: Civilian. Paranormal skills: Powerful. Able to manipulate AS energies and communicate with UBEs (e.g. "ghosts" and other entities). Psychological profile: Extremely independent, potentially dangerous. Caution is urged.... As far as Gabriel Bleak is concerned, talking to the dead is just another way of making a living. It gives him the competitive edge to survive as a bounty hunter, or "skip tracer," in the psychic minefield known as New York City. Unfortunately, his gift also makes him a prime target. A top-secret division of Homeland Security has been monitoring the recent emergence of human supernaturals, with Gabriel Bleak being the strongest on record. If they control Gabriel, they'll gain access to the Hidden -- the entity-based energy field that connects all life on Earth. But Gabriel's got other ideas. With a growing underground movement called the Shadow Community -- and an uneasy alliance of spirits, elementals, and other beings -- Gabriel's about to face the greatest demonic uprising since the Dark Ages. But this time, history is not going to repeat itself. This time, the future is Bleak. Gabriel Bleak.

Download or read book Screw the Valley written by Timothy Sprinkle and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most exciting high-tech startups are escaping the expensive and inbred environment of Silicon Valley. Welcome to the future. Entrepreneurs know they must embrace innovation to excel—starting with where they locate their new venture. Fortunately, budding companies seeking fertile ground have more options today than ever before. Screw the Valley calls on today's entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners to forget California and explore other options across the country—cities that offer more room to breathe, easier access to funding and talented workers, fewer heads to butt, and less money down the drain. Timothy Sprinkle visits seven areas that offer a superior landscape for tech startups: Detroit New York City Las Vegas Austin Kansas City Raleigh-Durham Boulder Sprinkle gives readers a window into the startup potential in each city, detailing which industries are thriving where, and highlighting the unique appeal and character of each location. Bright ideas are not geographically limited, and innovation is happening every day in cities all over the country. It's time to think outside the box when it comes to startup location. It's time to say Screw the Valley.

Download or read book Work in America 2 volumes written by Carl E. Van Horn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive analysis of work and the workforce in the United States, from the Industrial Revolution to the era of globalization. This comprehensive two-volume reference book is the first to analyze the central role of work and the workforce in U.S. life from the Industrial Revolution through today's information economy. Drawing on a variety of disciplines—economics, public policy, law, human and civil rights, cultural studies, and organizational psychology—its 256 entries examine key events, concepts, institutions, and individuals in labor history. Entries also tackle tough contemporary questions that reflect the conflicts inherent in capitalism. What is the impact of work on families and communities? On minority and immigrant populations? How shall we respond to changing work roles and the growing influence of the transnational corporation? Work in America describes and evaluates attempts to address social and class issues—affirmative action, occupational health and safety, corporate management science, and trade unionism and organized labor—and offers the kind of comprehensive understanding needed to discover workable solutions.

Download or read book Silicon Based Unified Memory Devices and Technology written by Arup Bhattacharyya and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary focus of this book is on basic device concepts, memory cell design, and process technology integration. The first part provides in-depth coverage of conventional nonvolatile memory devices, stack structures from device physics, historical perspectives, and identifies limitations of conventional devices. The second part reviews advances made in reducing and/or eliminating existing limitations of NVM device parameters from the standpoint of device scalability, application extendibility, and reliability. The final part proposes multiple options of silicon based unified (nonvolatile) memory cell concepts and stack designs (SUMs). The book provides Industrial R&D personnel with the knowledge to drive the future memory technology with the established silicon FET-based establishments of their own. It explores application potentials of memory in areas such as robotics, avionics, health-industry, space vehicles, space sciences, bio-imaging, genetics etc.

Download or read book mm Wave Silicon Technology written by Ali M. Niknejad and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-03 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compiles and presents the research results from the past five years in mm-wave Silicon circuits. This area has received a great deal of interest from the research community including several university and research groups. The book covers device modeling, circuit building blocks, phased array systems, and antennas and packaging. It focuses on the techniques that uniquely take advantage of the scale and integration offered by silicon based technologies.

Download or read book Embrace Kids written by Taryn Brumfitt and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a world where young people don’t feel held back by their bodies. Where we appreciate each other for who we are and what we do rather than what we look like. Body image, and the associated issues of weight, food and physical activity, are hot topics in our families. How did we get to this place of constant criticism about our own bodies, and how can we get out of it? To coincide with the release of her ground-breaking new documentary Embrace Kids, leading body image activist and powerhouse change-maker Taryn Brumfitt has collaborated with body image expert Dr Zali Yager on one of the most important health issues of our time – helping our children and teens feel comfortable about, and confident in, their bodies. With chapters for parents on understanding your own journey, appreciating your own body and creating a positive home environment, as well as tackling diet and fashion trends, friendship issues and social media challenges, Embrace Kids is full of evidence-informed suggestions and supportive, practical advice. This book will teach you everything you need to know to build your kids' body image, to wholeheartedly embrace their uniqueness, and to steer them on a path to body confidence that has the power to liberate them for life.

Download or read book Things written by Dick Houtman and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relation between religion and things has long been conceived in antagonistic terms, privileging spirit above matter, belief above ritual and objects, meaning above form and 'inward' contemplation above 'outward' action. This book addresses these issues.

Download or read book Silicon Photonics written by Daryl Inniss and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silicon photonics uses chip-making techniques to fabricate photonic circuits. The emerging technology is coming to market at a time of momentous change. The need of the Internet content providers to keep scaling their data centers is becoming increasing challenging, the chip industry is facing a future without Moore’s law, while telcos must contend with a looming capacity crunch due to continual traffic growth. Each of these developments is significant in its own right. Collectively, they require new thinking in the design of chips, optical components, and systems. Such change also signals new business opportunities and disruption. Notwithstanding challenges, silicon photonics’ emergence is timely because it is the future of several industries. For the optical industry, the technology will allow designs to be tackled in new ways. For the chip industry, silicon photonics will become the way of scaling post-Moore’s law. New system architectures enabled by silicon photonics will improve large-scale computing and optical communications. Silicon Photonics: Fueling the Next Information Revolution outlines the history and status of silicon photonics. The book discusses the trends driving the datacom and telecom industries, the main but not the only markets for silicon photonics. In particular, developments in optical transport and the data center are discussed as are the challenges. The book details the many roles silicon photonics will play, from wide area networks down to the chip level. Silicon photonics is set to change the optical components and chip industries; this book explains how. Captures the latest research assessing silicon photonics development and prospects Demonstrates how silicon photonics addresses the challenges of managing bandwidth over distance and within systems Explores potential applications of SiP, including servers, datacenters, and Internet of Things

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Download or read book From Sand to Silicon An Insider s Guide to Semiconductor Manufacturing written by Charles Nehme and published by Charles Nehme. This book was released on with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminating the Realm of Semiconductor Manufacturing In the vast landscape of technological progress, few realms have captured the imagination and propelled humanity forward as profoundly as semiconductor manufacturing. From the humble beginnings of vacuum tubes to the marvels of integrated circuits, the art and science of creating microelectronic wonders have revolutionized countless industries, touching every aspect of our modern lives. This book delves into the intricate world of semiconductor manufacturing, shedding light on the secrets hidden within the microscopic structures that power our digital age. It embarks on a journey through the interplay of physics, chemistry, engineering, and innovation, revealing the complex tapestry of processes that transform raw materials into the backbone of our technological advancement. As we venture further into the digital era, the demand for faster, smaller, and more efficient devices continues to surge. The manufacturing of semiconductor chips has become a delicate dance between precision and scale, pushing the boundaries of what was once thought possible. Understanding the intricacies of this process is vital not only for engineers and scientists but for anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of the technological marvels that surround us. Throughout this book, we aim to demystify the fascinating world of semiconductor manufacturing, guiding readers through the fundamental concepts, the challenges faced, and the remarkable achievements attained. We will explore the various stages of semiconductor fabrication, from crystal growth and wafer preparation to photolithography, etching, and deposition, all the way to packaging and testing. Along the way, we will encounter the heroes of this domain—scientists, engineers, and innovators—who have relentlessly pursued breakthroughs, unlocking the secrets that underpin the magic of the semiconductor industry. While the content within these pages is intended to provide a comprehensive overview, it is important to acknowledge that the field of semiconductor manufacturing is a dynamic and ever-evolving one. With each passing day, new discoveries and advancements push the boundaries even further. Therefore, this book aims to serve as a foundation, providing readers with the knowledge and tools to grasp the core principles, while also inspiring them to explore and contribute to the ongoing advancements in this field. Whether you are a curious student embarking on a journey of discovery, a seasoned professional seeking to expand your knowledge, or an enthusiast eager to comprehend the inner workings of the devices that shape our lives, this book will be your guide. Together, let us embark on an illuminating expedition into the realm of semiconductor manufacturing, where the merging of science and engineering enables us to glimpse the boundless possibilities that lie ahead.