Research Initiation Award: Nanoelectronic Devices: A Neuromorphic Design Paradigm

9308814 Roychowdhury研究了基于经典的简单非线性电容耦合网络的计算特性。 提出了库仑阻塞现象。 这样的网络可以通过制造彼此电容性地相互作用的导电岛的阵列来实现。在第一阶段，将研究设计简单数组来执行基本计算（如逻辑运算和涉及联想记忆的简单应用）的可行性。 这第一步之后，将调查的可行性，实施更复杂的计算任务，使用更精细的数组。 提出的理论努力，预计最终在制定适用于纳米电子学的新器件和电路设计概念。 ***

9308814 Roychowdhury Investigation of the computing characteristics of a simple non-linear capacitively coupled network based on classical. Coulomb blockade phenomena is proposed. Such a network could be implemented by fabricating an array of conductive islands that interact with each other capacitively. In the first phase, the feasibility of designing simple arrays to execute elementary computations such as logic operations and simple applications involving associative memory will be examined. This first step will be followed by an investigation of the feasibility of implementing more complex computational tasks using more elaborate arrays. The theoretical effort proposed is expected to culminate in the formulation of novel device and circuit design concepts applicable to nanoelectronics. ***