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Floating Gate Devices: Operation and Compact Modeling

Pavan P., Larcher L., Marmiroli A., Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, IT

This paper describes a possible approach to Compact Modeling of Floating Gate devices. Floating Gate devices are the basic building blocks of Semiconductor Nonvolatile Memories (EPROM, EEPROM, Flash). Among these, Flash are the most innovative [...]

Statistical Simulations of Oxide Leakage Current in MOS Transistor and Floating Gate Memories

Larcher L., Pavan P., Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, IT

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a physically-based model allowing the statistical simulations of oxide leakage currents in MOS transistors and Floating Gate memories. This model computes the leakage current through defects randomly [...]

RF-MEMS switching LC-tank network for multiband VCO

Gaddi R., Gnudi A., Bellei M., Margesin B., Giacomozzi F., ARCES - University of Bologna, IT

A recently developed RF-MEMS technology based on high resistivity Silicon substrate and suspended gold membrane is proposed for the design of a switching dual frequency LC-tank, for the implementation of a hybrid MEMS-CMOS dual-band voltage [...]

In-plane and Out-Of-Plane Mechanical Characterization of Thin Polysilicon

Cacchione F., De Masi B., Corigliano A., Ferrera M., Vinay A., Politecnico di Milano, IT

In this paper is presented the mechanical characterization of thin polysilicon using different test structures. There are described two classes of on-chip test structures, with movement respectively in a plane parallel to the substrate and [...]

Microwave Irradiation an Alternative Source for Conventional Annealing: A Study of Aluminum Oxide Thin Films by Sol-Gel Process

Phani A.R., Santucci S., University of L'Aquila, IT

Thin films of Al2O3 have been prepared by simple sol-gel process on to quartz substrates, and the as deposited films are subjected to annealing different temperatures and microwave irradiation at different powers. It is evident [...]

Development of a New Treatment to Induce Anatase Growth on Ti

Pedeferri M., Bottani C.E., Cattaneo D., Li Bassi A., Del Curto B., Brunella M.F., Politecnico di Milano, IT

Aim of the work has been the evaluation of the application of a novel treatment of the Ti surface in order to increase anatase growth. Two different anodizing methodologies, previously developed were considered, followed by [...]

Functional Nano-Structured Surfaces for Protein Based Sensors

Valsesia A., Meziani T., Colpo P., Lejeune M., Ceccone G., Rossi F., Joint Research Center, European Commission, IT

The reduction of the typical length scale in the creation of patterned surfaces is of high interest in the field of biosensor and bio-interacting materials. During the last few years several researchers explored the influence [...]

Role of Nanoscale Topography on the Hydrophobicity: A Study of Fluoro-Based Polymer Film on Carbon Nanotubes

Phani A.R., Lozzi L., Passacantando M., Santucci S., University of L'Aquila, IT

The unique electronic, mechanical and chemical properties of carbon nanotubes making them most promising candidate for the building blocks of molecular-scale machines, and nanoelectronic devices. On the other hand, highly hydrophobic films are being actively [...]

Organic, Cluster Assembled and Nano-Hybrid Materials Produced by Supersonic Beams: Growth and Applications to Prototype Device Development

Iannotta S., Aversa L., Boschetti A., Chiarani S., Coppedè N., Nardi M., Pallaoro A., Siviero F., Toccoli T., Verucchi R., Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnology - Trento Division, IT

Organic materials (oligothiophenes, pentacene and phthalocyanines), cluster assembled nano-oxides and nanohybrid materials are produced by supersonic free jets in UHV (characterized by surface methods UPS, XPS, LEED, Auger). We demonstrate the role of precursors initial [...]

Bioinspired Miniaturization – Stretching Information from Coherence to Dissipation for Nano-to-Micro Integrated Intelligent Systems

Santoli S., International Nanobiological Testbed Ltd., IT

From previous results attained on the basis of thermodynamics, statistical physics and nanobiology it is shown that Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts and their hard-wired implementations cannot satisfy the physical conditions for mimicking biological intelligence and [...]