Overview of nanotechnology The potential impact of nanotechnology processes, machines,and products is expected to be far-reaching, affecting nearly every conceivable information technology, energy source,agricultural product,medical device, pharmaceutical,and material used in manufacturing. Meanwhile,the dimensions of electronic circuits on semiconductors continue to shrink,with minimum feature sizes now reaching the nanorealm,under 100 nanometres. Likewise,magnetic memory materials,which form the basis of hard disk drives,have achieved dramatically greater memory density as a result of nanoscale structuring to exploit new magnetic effects at nanodimensions.These latter two areas represent another major trend,the evolution of critical elements of microtechnology into the realm of nanotechnology to enhance performance.They are immense markets driven by the rapid advance of information technology. Company Logo Company Logo Overview of nanotechnology ™ The potential impact of nanotechnology processes, machines, and products is expected to be far-reaching, affecting nearly every conceivable information technology, energy source, agricultural product, medical device, pharmaceutical, and material used in manufacturing. Meanwhile, the dimensions of electronic circuits on semiconductors continue to shrink, with minimum feature sizes now reaching the nanorealm, under 100 nanometres. Likewise, magnetic memory materials, which form the basis of hard disk drives, have achieved dramatically greater memory density as a result of nanoscale structuring to exploit new magnetic effects at nanodimensions. These latter two areas represent another major trend, the evolution of critical elements of microtechnology into the realm of nanotechnology to enhance performance. They are immense markets driven by the rapid advance of information technology