Title :
Architectural Implications of Nanoscale-Integrated Sensing and Computing
Author :
Pistol, Constantin ; Chongchitmate, Wutichai ; Dwyer, Christopher ; Lebeck, Alvin R.
Author_Institution :
Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
The authors explore nanoscale sensor processor (nSP) architectures. Their design includes a simple accumulator-based instruction-set architecture, sensors, limited memory, and instruction-fused sensing. Using nSP technology based on optical resonance energy transfer logic helps them decrease the design´s size; their smallest design is about the size of the largest-known virus.
Keywords :
instruction sets; logic circuits; logic design; microprocessor chips; nanoelectronics; optical logic; instruction-fused sensing; instruction-set architecture; limited memory; nSP architectures; nanoscale sensor processor; nanoscale-integrated computing; nanoscale-integrated sensing; optical resonance energy transfer logic; simple accumulator; Biology computing; Biosensors; Energy exchange; Monitoring; Nanobioscience; Optical design; Optical sensors; Probes; Resonance; Sensor phenomena and characterization; DNA scaffold; nanoarchitecture; nanocomputing; optical computing; self-assembly;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
