Topical Issue: “2012 International Semiconductor Conference Dresden-Grenoble” (2012 ISCDG) Gérard Ghibaudo, Francis Balestra and Simon Deleonibus Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys., 63 1 (2013) 14401 Published online: 05 July 2013 DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2013130171