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Welcome to the NANOxCOMP Project

Nano-crossbar arrays have emerged as a strong candidate technology to replace CMOS in near future. They are regular and dense structures, and fabricated by exploiting self-assembly as opposed to purely using lithography based conventional and relatively costly CMOS fabrication techniques. Currently, nano-crossbar arrays are fabricated such that each crosspoint can be used as a conventional electronic component such as a diode, a FET, or a switch. This is a unique opportunity that allows us to integrate well developed conventional circuit design techniques into nano-crossbar arrays. Motivated by this, we aim to develop a complete synthesis and performance optimization methodology for switching nano-crossbar arrays that leads to the design and construction of an emerging nanocomputer.

Project details title: Synthesis and Performance Optimization of a Switching Nano-Crossbar Computer acronym: NANOxCOMP principal investigator / coordinator: Mustafa Altun, Istanbul Technical University partner(s): Dr. Dan Alexandrescu, IROC Techonogies, Grenoble, France Prof. Lorena Anghel, TIMA Lab., Grenoble, France Prof. Valentina Ciriani, ALOS Lab., University of Milan, Italy. Prof. Csaba A. Moritz, Nanoscale Computing Fabrics Lab., University of Massachusetts, USA Prof. Kaushik Roy, Nanoelectronics Research Lab., Purdue University, USA Prof. Mircea Stan, High-Performance Low-Power Lab., University of Virginia, USA Prof. Mehdi B. Tahoori, Dependable Nano-Computing Group, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany funding agency & program: European Union/European Commission H2020 MCSA Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Program (RISE) budget: 724.500 EURO duration: 2015-2019 This project gathers globally leading research groups working on nanoelectronics and EDA; targets variety of emerging technologies including nanowire/nanotube crossbar arrays, magnetic switch-based structures, and crossbar memories; and contributes to the construction of emerging computers beyond CMOS by proposing nano-crossbar based computer architectures. PRESENTATIONS Slides SPACE Poster

Project news For current open positions click here (in Turkish). For current open postdoc positions click here. Visiting professors/researchers and postdoc scholars are very welcome. Postdoc applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the following programs: European Union H2020 Individual Fellowships (MSCA - IF) TUBITAK Research Fellowship Program For Foreign Citizens (2216) TUBITAK National Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program (2218) TUBITAK Postdoctoral Reintegration Fellowship Program (2232) Various funded research projects available for graduate and undergraduate students on the following topics: Circuit design and performance optimization for emerging technologies based on nano-crossbar arrays Reliability of electronic circuits and systems Reversible circuit design Stochastic computing Approximate computing Collaborating with our group We are wide open to national/international collaborations with academia and industry. We are dedicated to establish new partnerships for European Union H2020 and EUREKA work programmes/projects including: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) including ICT-05 and ICT-31 Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe on NanoElectronics (CATRENE) The projects needed expertise in reliability, circuit design, and electronic design automation If interested in our group, please contact Mustafa at altunmus@itu.edu.tr or stop by EEF 3005 (coffee guaranteed).