Title :
The semiconductor industry´s Nanoelectronics Research Initiative: Motivation and challenges
Author_Institution :
SRC Nanoelectron. Res. Initiative, IBM Almaden Res. Center, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this presentation, the scaling challenges facing current complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology will be discussed, along with the ultimate limits for charge-switching based devices. From this motivation, the current status of the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) will be discussed, with an overview of the current research topics being investigated at the NRI centers.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit manufacture; nanoelectronics; research initiatives; CMOS technology; NRI; Nanoelectronics Research Initiative; charge-switching based devices; complimentary metal oxide semiconductor; semiconductor industry; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Costs; Electronics industry; FETs; Nanoelectronics; Power generation; Power semiconductor switches; Research initiatives; Threshold voltage; Nanoelectronics; logic transistors; research consortium;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2009. DAC '09. 46th ACM/IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-6055-8497-3
