nanoelectronics – TechConnect Briefs

Design of new single-electron information-processing circuit mimicking behavior of swarm of honeybees

Tanabe T., Oya T., Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, JP

We propose a new single-electron (SE) circuit that shows a unique information-processing by mimicking a foraging behavior of a swarm of honeybees. Recently, a “nature-inspired” or “biomimetic” technique based on natural world phenomena or biological [...]

Bottom-up device simulations: modeling electrical currents on the atomic scale

Blom A., Stokbro K., QuantumWise A/S, DK

As device features approach atomic dimensions, simulations of electrical currents need to be based on a quantum-mechanical description of the system. New phenomena then appear which can be exploited for novel device functionality, but also [...]

Annealing effects on electrical and optical properties of

Faraz S.M., NED University of Engineering & Technology, PK

Annealing effects on the electrical and optical properties of ZnO nanorods/Si heterojunction diodes are studied. ZnO nanorods are grown on p-Si substrate by aquous chemical growth (ACG) method .As grown samples were annealed at 400 [...]

Hybrid CMOS/nanodevice circuits with tightly integrated memory and logic functionality

Strukov D.B., University of California at Santa Barbara, US

We propose dynamic CMOL FPGA circuits which have potentials to perform massively parallel high throughput computations and in particular suitable for pattern matching tasks. The main difference of the proposed circuits from previously suggested hybrid [...]

Analysis of Graphene, Molecular Wires and Inorganic Materials for Nanoelectronics and Low Power Integrated Circuits

Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

This paper studies some emerging and prospective materials and possible solutions for envisioned nanoscaled microelectronic devices. To assess and evaluate the performance of envisioned scaled microelectronic devices, one applies quantum mechanics and other advanced methods. [...]

Nanolab System for Nanoelectronics and Sensors

Dimonte A., Demarchi D., Civera P., Piccinini G., Politecnico di Torino, IT

This project idea is the implementation of a complete and general system for the realization of nanodevices based on nanogaps (small gaps in a gold wire) exploited with a feedback controlled circuit. The system, built [...]

A Fan-in Bounded Low Delay Adder for Nanotechnology

Sun Y., Wagh M.D., Lehigh University, US

This paper presents an adder designed specifically for nanoelectronics. It exploits the basic characteristics of nanoelectronic technologies such as the RTD, SET and QCA to provide an adder that has a very low delay and [...]

Nanotechnology Initiatives by Department of Information Technology, Government of India

Ramaraju G.V., Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India, IN

India recognized the importance and value of the nanotechnology for its national development and initiated concentrated nanotechnology programs. The two major initiatives in India are by Department of Science and Technology and Department of Information [...]

Analog Nanoelectronic Computation: I. Simulation of Dynamical Systems

Schmieder R.W., NanoLogic, Inc., US

We describe here a new paradigm for computation and computer design that has the potential for performance many orders of magnitude higher than conventional digital computers, especially for large-scale simulation of complex systems. The paradigm [...]

Logicless Computational Architectures with Nanoscale Crossbar Arrays

Mouttet B., George Mason University, US

Modern computational architectures are reliant on basic logic circuits carrying out Boolean operations such as AND, OR, XOR, etc. Recently efforts have been made to replicate the functions of such logic circuits using various nanoelectronic [...]