Quality Electronic Design (QED)’s landscape spans a vast region where territories of many participating disciplines and technologies overlap. This book explores the latest trends in several key topics related to quality electronic design, with emphasis on Hardware Security, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The book includes topics in nonvolatile memories (NVM), Internet of Things (IoT), FPGA, and Neural Networks.

Global emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental concerns, have challenged the readiness of societies and forced them to operate in more innovative ways. In response, the world has witnessed new technologies emerge and researchers continually finding better solutions to cope with these situations. It is crucial that these innovations are investigated so that we may better the world during times of crisis. Impact of Disruptive Technologies on the Socio-Economic Development of Emerging Countries provides relevant case studies, innovative disruptive applications, and the latest empirical research findings in the digital technology space. Additionally, it provides accounts of the design, development, and usage of digital solutions that have an impact on addressing societal problems in emerging economies. Covering topics such as e-social work, social media addiction, and adaptive testing, this premier reference source is an essential resource for government officials, entrepreneurs, politicians, business leaders, students and educators of higher education, sociologists, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

The landscape of Industry 6.0 is rapidly evolving, and businesses are facing a significant challenge of integrating sustainable practices into their operations. This task is further complicated by the need to navigate the complex web of sustainability goals and green technologies. Many companies need assistance understanding how Industry 6.0 can be leveraged to meet these goals, promote innovation, and drive economic growth. Sustainable Innovation for Industry 6.0 provides diverse insights on the intricate relationships between Industry 6.0's sustainable innovation functions, empowering companies to capitalize on sustainability and manage sustainable development effectively by providing a comprehensive roadmap. It offers a unique perspective on how businesses can use Industry 6.0 technologies to incorporate sustainability into their practices, thus ensuring long-term success and environmental stewardship.

In today's world, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword; it is a fundamental concern for businesses seeking to thrive. Traditional marketing strategies often fall short of aligning with the values and expectations of today's socially conscious consumers. Marketers are grappling with the issue of reconciling traditional marketing with the demands of the modern, environmentally conscious consumers. The marketing landscape is rapidly evolving, and businesses are challenged to embrace sustainability while leveraging transformative digital technologies. Smart and Sustainable Interactive Marketing is designed to address this very challenge. This book recognizes this issue as the first step toward its resolution. It delves into the intricate dimensions and features of sustainable marketing, shedding light on how it can harmonize with the contemporary economy and the principles of sustainable development. The book identifies the need for transformation and integration of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to bridge the gap between traditional marketing and sustainability.

As a step toward ultimate low-power computing, this book introduces normally-off computing, which involves inactive components of computer systems being aggressively powered off with the help of new non-volatile memories (NVMs). Because the energy consumption of modern information devices strongly depends on both hardware and software, co-design and co-optimization of hardware and software are indispensable to improve energy efficiency. The book discusses various topics including (1) details of low-power technologies including power gating, (2) characteristics of several new-generation NVMs, (3) normally-off computing architecture, (4) important technologies for implementing normally-off computing, (5) three practical implementations: healthcare, mobile information devices, and sensor network systems for smart city applications, and (6) related research and development. Bridging computing methodology and emerging memory devices, the book is designed for both hardware and software designers, engineers, and developers as comprehensive material for understanding normally-off computing.

In this book, a global team of experts from academia, research institutes and industry presents their vision on how new nano-chip architectures will enable the performance and energy efficiency needed for AI-driven advancements in autonomous mobility, healthcare, and man-machine cooperation. Recent reviews of the status quo, as presented in CHIPS 2020 (Springer), have prompted the need for an urgent reassessment of opportunities in nanoelectronic information technology. As such, this book explores the foundations of a new era in nanoelectronics that will drive progress in intelligent chip systems for energy-efficient information technology, on-chip deep learning for data analytics, and quantum computing. Given its scope, this book provides a timely compendium that hopes to inspire and shape the future of nanoelectronics in the decades to come.

An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory is a textbook intended for the graduate physics course covering relativistic quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, and Feynman diagrams. The authors make these subjects accessible through carefully worked examples illustrating the technical aspects of the subject, and intuitive explanations of what is going on behind the mathematics. After presenting the basics of quantum electrodynamics, the authors discuss the theory of renormalization and its relation to statistical mechanics, and introduce the renormalization group. This discussion sets the stage for a discussion of the physical principles that underlie the fundamental interactions of elementary particle physics and their description by gauge field theories.