28 0 10 8 6 4 Japan 10 8 6 4 2 nodes and fabricators. While Moore's Law continues, there are sign of it slowing down due to fundamental physical and quantum limits being reached [44]. The point of diminishUSA 50 40 30 20 5 0 0 0 MtM 40 25 35 40 30 35 30 USA 20 15 10 MtM IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 0D/1D/2D State Variable Out of Equilibrium Information Transfer Thermal Management Manufacturing Architecture Materials and Devices Manufacturing Architecture 12 0D/1D/2D State Variable Out of Equilibrium Information Transfer Thermal Management Manufacturing Architecture Materials and Devices Manufacturing Architecture Japan 60 40 45 5 10 5 0 0 ing returns will eventually catch both sides of the equation, resulting in a slowdown in technology innovation as a result of insurmounting fabricator costs [45]. As such, a real world ∕ 0D/1D/2D State Variable Out of Equilibrium Information Transfer Thermal Management Manufacturing Architecture Materials and Devices Manufacturing Architecture 2 10 0D/1D/2D State Variable Out of Equilibrium Information Transfer Thermal Management Manufacturing Architecture Materials and Devices Manufacturing Architecture 14 0D/1D/2D State Variable Out of Equilibrium Information Transfer Thermal Management Manufacturing Architecture Materials and Devices Manufacturing Architecture 12 0D/1D/2D State Variable Out of Equilibrium Information Transfer Thermal Management Manufacturing Architecture Materials and Devices Manufacturing Architecture 16 Analysis 2011 35 Europe 30 25 20 15 10 MtM MtM Figure 5 Summary of 2011 IPWGN survey results. Analysis 2013/2014 Europe 25 20 15 MtM MtM Figure 6 Summary of 2013 and 2014 IPWGN survey results. effort to discover new technologies and fabricator methods is being pursued, amounting to rigorous R&D public and private funding programs to solve the technological challenges JUNE 2015