Nanoelectronics

Synthesis By Two-step Growth Scheme For Fabrication of Hierarchical Micro/Nano-structured Mesoporous FePO4 Particles for High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

Dong B., Li G., Yang X., University of Nottingham Ningbo China, CN

Olivine lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) has been considered as a promising cathode material in fabrication of lithium ion battery because of its features of low cost, lower toxicity, higher stability, excellent capacity retention, extremely flat [...]

NanoFabrication & Nanomanufacturing

Application of ant colony optimization algorithm to the thermal parameter estimation of modern electronic structures

Raszkowski T., Samson A., Zubert M., Janicki M., Napieralski A., Lodz University of Technology, PL

Modelling of the heat transfer parameters is a very important issue and crucial aspect of the proper operating of every modern electronic structure and device. Therefore, the accurate estimation of all thermal parameters may contribute [...]

3-D Thermal Simulator Dedicated for Modern Silicon Structures

Zubert M., Raszkowski T., Janicki M., Samson A., Jankowski M., Napieralski A., Lodz University of Technology, PL

The accurate thermal modelling of nanoscale chips is of vital importance, as heat dissipation is arguably one of the most important problems in modern integrated circuits. As the technology node is expected to continue to [...]

Proposal of a router circuit based on nanoelectronic devices

Câmara B.O., Costa J.C., University of Brasilia, BR

An information router in a communication network should deliver data packages from one node to other node. For executing this delivery task efficiently, the router should choose the best path between the nodes. The best [...]

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 [...]

Fabrication and modeling of resistance switching cells for ReRAM applications

Pawlikiewicz M., Kalkur T.S., University of Colorado Colorado Springs, US

This paper presents the technology, fabrication process, measurements and SPICE-compatible modeling of resistance switching devices. Those devices were built using nickel oxide (NiO) as for oxide layers between two platinum layers that were used as [...]

Semiconductor Equipment Assessment – An Enabler for Production Ready Equipment

Pfeffer M., Bauer A., Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB), DE

Semiconductor devices today show a ubiquitous presence and are of strategic importance. The manufactured number of transistors per area is still growing along a semi-logarithmic plot over the years. However, Europe‘s position as a supplier [...]

Modeling of Electromagnetic Phenomena Inside Modern Integrated Semiconductor Structures

Zubert M., Jankowski M., S. Nowak P., Raszkowski T., Samson A., Napieralski A., Lodz University of Technology, PL

The modeling and simulation of electromagnetic phenomena can be useful in modern ICs. This is an important issue, because of the direction of development of new semiconductor technologies. The distance between devices constantly decreases, while [...]