More than Moore - Electronics of the Future
Mer än Moore - Framtidens elektronik

EIT140F, 7.5 credits

Valid from: Spring 2017
Decided by: Professor Thomas Johansson
Date of establishment: 2016-10-27

General Information

Division: Electrical and Information Technology
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching language: English

Aim

The conventional down-scaling of electronics according to Moore's law is reaching its end, and the question is what comes next? In this course we explore the various trends in electronics research that are expected to jointly become the constituents of future electronics, or what is commonly referred to as "More than Moore". Specifically we treat how the CMOS technology of today evolves to give circuits with broader application areas, as well as how new types of devices and integration could transform what we expect from electronic systems. Finally we learn about new computation concepts that could come to completely change the architecture of computers.

Goals

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• be able to generally describe the great challenges that the semiconductor industry faces.
• have basic knowledge of new technologies for chip integration, optical interconnects and sensors.
• have basic knowledge of alternative electronic devices, such as steep-slope devices and novel memory devices.
• have basic knowledge of new computing concepts such as neuromorphic computing and quantum computing.

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• be able to perform basic calculations related to the function of negative capacitance field-effect transistors.
• be able to design suitable geometry for simple photonic components.
• be able to interpret basic x-ray measurement data and calculate level of strain and critical thickness for lattice-mismatched epitaxial heterostructures.
• be able to build and train a neural network to solve simple problems.

Judgement and Approach

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• be able to describe possibilities and challenges of the new technologies that are brought up in the course.
• be able to critically reflect on the directions that electronics research can/should take in the next 10-20 years.

Course Contents

The final technological nodes, Low-power systems and IoT, Optical interconnects, Material integration for System-on-Chip, Sensor technology, New types of memory, Neuromorphic computing, Quantum computing

Course Literature

• Topaloglu, Rasit O.: More than Moore Technologies for Next Generation Computer Design. Springer, 2015. ISBN 9781493921638.
• Zhang, G. & Roosmalen, A.: More than Moore. Springer US, 2009.

Instruction Details

Types of instruction: Lectures, exercises. One lecture per week, as well as exercises some weeks.

Examination Details

Examination formats: Oral exam, written assignments. The oral examination aims to generally check that the knowledge goals are fulfilled. Written assignments that treat different parts of the course content shall be handed in during the course.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:

Admission Details

Admission requirements: Basic knowledge about semiconductor physics, electronics
Assumed prior knowledge: Basic fluency in MATLAB or other suitable programming language
Selection criteria: The ambition is that all students who want will be able to take the course.

Further Information

Course responsible Mattias Borg, mattias.borg@eit.lth.se

Course Occasion Information

Contact and Other Information

Course coordinator: Mattias Borg <mattias.borg@eit.lth.se>