Title :
III-V compound semiconductor nanotechnology for smart systems
Author :
Hasegawa, Hideki ; Kasai, Seiya
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Integrated Quantum Electron., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
Presents and discusses a new smart chip called an "intelligent quantum (IQ) chip". III-V semiconductor chips with sizes of millimeter square and memories are integrated on chip with capabilities of wireless communication, wireless power supply and various sensing functions. It is an attempt to endow "more intelligence" than simple identification (ID) like in RFID chips to semiconductor chips. A key issue to realize IQ chips is the power consumption of processor/memory parts which increases as one tries to endow more intelligence. The power density of the current Si CMOS technology is too high. Thus, use of quantum devices should lead to large reduction of power density.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; intelligent materials; intelligent sensors; millimetre wave integrated circuits; nanotechnology; quantum interference devices; silicon; wireless sensor networks; III-V compound semiconductor nanotechnology; RFID chips; Si; Si CMOS technology; intelligent quantum chip; power consumption; power density; quantum devices; sensing functions; smart systems; wireless communication; wireless power supply; Biological materials; CMOS technology; Circuits; III-V semiconductor materials; Intelligent sensors; Micromechanical devices; Nanotechnology; Organic materials; Radiofrequency identification; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2398-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICMENS.2005.57
