Scalable nanomechanical information processing

可扩展的纳米机械信息处理

• 批准号: LP160101616
• 负责人: Prof Warwick Bowen
• 金额: $ 23.77万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-11-21 至 2020-11-20
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP160101616
• 关键词: Scalable; nanomechanical; information; processing

This project aims to build the first scalable computer architecture based on nanoscale motion on a silicon chip. Such nanomechanical computers could extend computing performance in space and earth-orbit applications, and in other environments where intense radiation causes digital electronics to fail. The project intends to utilise recent advances in nanomechanics and nanofabrication to demonstrate all key nanomechanical circuit elements, including transistors, logic gates, memories and analogue-to-digital converters and to deliver a roadmap for commercialisation of the technology in Australia. The expected outcome of this project is the development of the underpinning nanotechnologies, predicted to have wide uses in sensing, health and communications,and which could improve heat management and energy efficiency in future computers. This new approach to computing has potential for near-term commercial impact in the aerospace industry, building on Australian know-how.

该项目旨在构建第一个基于硅芯片上纳米级运动的可扩展计算机架构。这种纳米机械计算机可以在太空和地球轨道应用中扩展计算性能，以及在其他强辐射导致数字电子设备故障的环境中。该项目旨在利用纳米机械和纳米纤维的最新进展来展示所有关键的纳米机械电路元件，包括晶体管，逻辑门，存储器和模数转换器，并为澳大利亚的技术商业化提供路线图。该项目的预期成果是开发基础纳米技术，预计将广泛用于传感、健康和通信，并可改善未来计算机的热管理和能源效率。这种新的计算方法有可能在航空航天工业中产生短期的商业影响，建立在澳大利亚的专门知识基础上。