Academic year2016/17
CourseELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Code312II
Credits9
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| NANOELETTRONICA | ING-INF/01 | LEZIONI | 90 | |
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Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will have an overall
understanding of the scaling process of CMOS devices and of the major
roadblocks that expected to determine the end of Moore's law, as well
as of some of the main "beyond CMOS" technologies that have been proposed
(including devices based on quantum interference, Coulomb Blockade,
single molecules, graphene, etc.). He/she will acquire the ability to
perform numerical simulations of nanoscale devices with the solution of the
Schroedinger and the Poisson equations and to make a first evaluation of
the feasibility of a proposed technology.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and his/her capability to apply it to the design or evaluation of nanoelectronic devices.
Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
- participation in discussions
- individual study
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- Seminar
- Task-based learning/problem-based learning/inquiry-based learning
Syllabus
The course includes an in-depth discussion of the scaling of CMOS devices (both constant-field and generalized scaling); an analysis of the main nonidealities, such as hot-electron effects, drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL), random distribution of dopants, limitations in the subthreshold slope and in the speed of propagation of signals; numerical methods for the solution of the Schroedinger and Poisson equations, and for the computation of conductance through a ballistic device; the concept of Coulomb blockade and its application to single-electron transistors; heterostructures and their usage for MESFETs, HEMTs, quantum devices, and non-invasive charge detectors. Another set of topics is chosen according to the preferences expressed by the students, and typical selections are carbon electronics, quantum computing, molecular electronics, technological processes for the fabrication of nanodevices.
Bibliography
There is no official textbook. Class notes are available on the course web site.
Suggested reading includes the following books:
Yuan Taur, Tak H. Ning, "Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices" (Cambridge University Press, 2009).
Willam H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. Flannery, "Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing" (Cambridge University Press, 1992).
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
