COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Modeling, Simulation, Circuit Design, Logic Synthesis, Testing and Defect Tolerance of Resonant Tunneling Device Based Nanotechnology

主要研究者：Niraj Jha （Princeton U）和Pinaki Mazumder （U Michigan）题目：合作研究：摘要：谐振隧道器件、量子元胞自动机、单电子晶体管、原子继电器、精细分子继电器、碳纳米管晶体管等纳米技术在近年来取得了重大进展。它们在芯片密度、性能和功耗方面提供了数量级的改进，使许多尚未梦想的应用成为可能。然而，目前还没有针对任何纳米技术开发出全面的电路分析/合成方法和工具。为了发挥其潜力，迫切需要这些工具。在这项提议中，研究人员将瞄准基于rtd的纳米技术，这种技术已经显示出工业前景。具体来说，我们将开发一个电子电路设计优化环境，以及电路设计、逻辑合成、测试和容错技术。

Proposal No: 429745 Prinipal Investigator: Niraj Jha (Princeton U) and Pinaki Mazumder (U Michigan)Title: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Modeling, Simulation, Circuit Design, Logic Synthesis, Testing and Defect Tolerance of Resonant Tunneling Device based NanotechnologyAbstract:Nanotechnologies, such as resonant-tunneling devices (RTDs), quantum cellular automata, single electron transistors, atom relays, refined molecular relays, carbon nanotube transistors, etc., have seen significant advances in the last few years. They offer orders of magnitude improvements in chip density, performance and power consumption, making many as-yet undreamed-of applications feasible. However, comprehensive circuit analysis/synthesis methodologies and tools have not yet been developed for any nanotechnology. Such tools are urgently needed in order to realize their potential. In this proposal, the investigators will target RTD-based nanotechnology, which has already shown industrial promise. Specifically, we will develop an electronic circuit design optimization environment, and techniques for circuit design, logic synthesis, testing and fault tolerance for this nanotechnology.