Sub KT low energy transistors and sensors

Project Information

SUBTLE

Grant agreement ID: 034236

Start date 1 October 2006

End date 30 September 2009

Funded under

• Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Total cost € 2 054 357,00

EU contribution € 1 650 000,00

Coordinated by

BAYERISCHE JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET WUERZBURG
Germany

Objective

With increasing miniaturization of semiconductor electronics an increasing fraction of the power to the circuit is converted into nondeterministic signals that add to the ambient noise. In commonly used device concepts noise degrades the performance. Interestingly, there are cases where noise, instead of degrading the device performances, can lead to enhanced signal to noise ratios, if principles of Stochastic Resonance (SR) are used.

The partners of the present proposal plan in a combined effort of groups working on device theory, nanofabrication and device characterization to investigate the feasibility and potential of SR nanoelectronic semiconductor devices. Using e.g. special FET like devices with tailored internal feedback the nonlinear dynamic transport properties in this regime will be explored for sensing and switching of sub thermal signals with the help of stochastic resonance-like dynamics. Within the proposal several key devices like "residence time detectors" and "electrochemical capacitance feedback transistors" will be realized and investigated for the first time.

Concepts of integrated nanoscale circuits with efficient readout schemes, enhanced signal resolution in a noisy environment and stochastic resonance enhanced detection will be tested. By utilizing nonlinear transport in nanosystems the proposal has the potential to open a new window for electronic applications covering stochastic resonance phenomena, sub thermal switching and on chip noise control applications.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › semiconductivity

Keywords

• Nanotechnology

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• 2.3.4.1 b9 - 2.3.4.1.b9 FET open

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

BAYERISCHE JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET WUERZBURG

• Address: Sanderring 2 ; Wuerzburg ; Germany
• EU contribution: No data

Participants (5)

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Paradisgatan 5c ; 117 Lund
• Other funding: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Other funding: No data

UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Rue du general dufour 24 ; Geneve 4
• Other funding: No data

VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Vuorimiehentie 3 ; 02044 Espoo
• Other funding: No data

XENOS SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Im bainken 10 ; 72127 Kusterdingen
• Other funding: No data