Title :
Energy-efficiency and thermal management in nanoscale devices
Author :
Liao, Albert D. ; Zhun-Yong Ong ; Serov, Andrey Y. ; Feng Xiong ; Pop, Eric
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Power consumption and thermal management are significant challenges in electronics, from mobile devices to data centers. A fundamental examination of such aspects could lead to orders of magnitude improvements in energy efficiency. We present recent highlights from our work examining dissipation in nanoscale devices, at contacts, interfaces, and in novel materials. Advances include the use of high-thermal conductivity materials (graphene), low-power data storage (based on phase change rather than charge), and thermoelectric effects for highly localized cooling. Results suggest much room to improve power dissipation in nanoscale electronics, towards fundamental limits, through the co-design of geometry and materials.
Keywords :
energy conservation; graphene; low-power electronics; nanoelectronics; thermal conductivity; thermal management (packaging); thermoelectricity; C; energy-efficiency; graphene; high-thermal conductivity materials; highly localized cooling; low-power data storage; mobile devices; nanoscale devices; nanoscale electronics; power consumption; power dissipation; thermal management; thermoelectric effects; Conductivity; Cooling; Heating; Nanoscale devices; Phase change materials; Silicon; Thermal resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Silicon Nanoelectronics Workshop (SNW), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0996-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-4636
DOI :
10.1109/SNW.2012.6243317