Research Initiation Award: Nanoelectronic Devices: A Neuromorphic Design Paradigm

9308814 Roychowdhury研究了一个简单的基于经典的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相互作用的导电岛阵列来实现。在第一阶段，将研究设计简单数组以执行基本计算的可行性，例如逻辑运算和涉及关联存储器的简单应用程序。在这第一步之后，将调查使用更精细的数组执行更复杂的计算任务的可行性。所提出的理论工作有望最终形成适用于纳米电子学的新型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. ***