Nanoelectronic Systems

Course developed by: Mario Casu, (POLITO) Polytechnic University of Turin
Contact: mario.casunoSpam@polito.it

Course Description

The course aims to provide fundamental knowledge on the technologies and design for nanostructures and nanosystems, with particular emphasis on applications in the ICT area. This course plays a central role in the development of an Engineer expert in nanotechnologies because it extensively provides the basic elements for understanding how to study, understand and design a system based on emerging devices at the nanoscale either based on conventional or novel paradigms and how to connect them in more conventional microelectronics systems

Learning Objectives

Expected Knowledge:

• development of knowledge that extends and/or reinforces the ones received from preparatory courses and allow to develop and/or apply original ideas and design methods and the development of nanocircuits and nanosystems;
• ability to apply the knowledge gained in a research and/or industrial framework, understanding capability and skills in solving problems related to the design, modeling, simulation and implementation of nanosystems also applied to new technological principles or unfamiliar issues or entered into application contexts broader and more interdisciplinary than the engineering sector (medicine, environmental monitoring, food, ...);
• ability to integrate technical knowledge and to manage the complexity of the design a, to evaluate the quality and robustness of a nanosystem, its implementation and feasibility, choosing the most efficient solutions from the available options;
• ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way technical aspects relating to the design and manufacture of integrated circuits at the nanoscale, both in writing and oral form and to both specialists and non-specialists;
• development of self-learning skills to allow the student to continue to learn autonomously new techniques and design methodologies for integrated nano systems, not necessarily explained and described during the course.

Expected skills:

• Knowledge of the physical-chemical behaviour of part of the materials nanotechnologies.
• Knowledge of the basic technologies for nanodevices fabrication.
• Ability to apply technologies for the design of nanosystems.
• Knowledge of models and methodologies used for the description and the design of nano systems.
• Knowledge of methods and CAD for nanosystems simulations and design.
• Knowledge of methods for the integration of nanocircuits with microelectronic circuits
• Knowledge of techniques and issues related to the design, fabrication and verification of nanosystems.
• Ability to design integration of nanosystems and its co-design with electronic circuits