By Joachim Burghartz, Editor-in-Chief
Dear readers and members of the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS), it my great pleasure to introduce you to the new IEEE Electron Devices Magazine (ED-M). This new IEEE periodical comes at the right time, as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the transistor, which has led to the evolution of microelectronics industry and applications. The EDS has been a part of this fascinating journey, and its flagship periodicals and joint publications provide a platform for displaying the newest innovations on the way. But there is more to it. Electron devices and their consumer and industrial applications are intensely impacting our work and personal lifestyles, urban and natural environments, transportation, communication, and security and safety. Clearly, there are humanitarian, societal, and environmental issues to be discussed. Electron devices drive industries in need of highly educated engineers and technicians, with a particular need for more women in engineering. Therefore, education in electron device engineering at all levels is an important aspect to pay attention to. ED-M is launched to provide a platform for addressing those issues. The magazine’s purpose is also to publish tutorials that provide easy entry to a specific electron device topic and to offer reviews of selected electron devices aspects and applications. There will be standing, invited, and contributed columns through which renowned experts as well as ED-M readers can share their work. And there will be articles on people, IEEE and EDS news. We intend this magazine to be as interactive as possible, for which purpose you will have the opportunity to offer your thoughts and comments in our “Letters to the Editor” column.
Each ED-M issue will have a feature topic consisting of several long articles and be organized by a guest editor or by an ED-M editor. Submissions are invited and contributed and will be peer reviewed. The articles published are intended to be comprehensive and targeted at both the general electron device engineer and the specialist. ED-M is fully sponsored by the EDS, so there is no publishing fee for authors. There is also good news for readers: Members of the EDS will receive a complimentary copy of ED-M with their membership; printed copies can be ordered, with a charge for printing and shipping. Members of other IEEE Societies and Councils can subscribe for a small fee. In the magazine’s first year, EDS members will even receive free printed and shipped copies.
This very first issue of ED-M has the 75th anniversary of the transistor as a feature topic. Much has already been published and said recently about that major invention. Therefore, this ED-M issue is devoted to the people driving semiconductor research and development. We hope that this inaugural issue will be well received by you as readers and EDS members, and serve as an incentive for you to submit your articles and columns or to serve as a guest editor.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MED.2023.3261083
Date of current version: 28 June 2023