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

提案编号：0429265 Prinipal Investigator：Niraj Jha(普林斯顿大学)和Pinaki Mazumder(密歇根大学)标题：合作研究：基于纳米技术的共振隧道器件的建模、仿真、电路设计、逻辑综合、测试和缺陷容限摘要：纳米技术，如共振隧道器件(RTD)、量子细胞自动机、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，在过去几年中取得了重大进展。它们在芯片密度、性能和功耗方面提供了数量级的改进，使许多做梦也想不到的应用变得可行。然而，针对任何纳米技术，还没有开发出全面的电路分析/综合方法和工具。为了实现它们的潜力，迫切需要这些工具。在这项提案中，研究人员将把目标对准基于RTD的纳米技术，该技术已经显示出工业前景。具体地说，我们将为这项纳米技术开发电子电路设计优化环境，以及电路设计、逻辑综合、测试和容错技术。

Proposal No: 0429265Prinipal 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.