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EN291S010: Nanosystem Design 
Course
Announcement
- Over
the past few decades, computer system performance has been driven
by improvements in silicon fabrication technology. However, within
the foreseeable future, improvements in conventional fabrication
will be limited by basic physics, as devices become small enough
that the bulk assumptions used in analyzing their performance become
incorrect. A number of promising candidates for new basic technologies
have been demonstrated in the lab, including single-molecule organic
switches and nanotube electron conduits. This course will focus
on considering how these new basic devices will impact VLSI, computer
architecture, and how we may design systems to take advantage of
the opportunities they offer. The goal of this course is to provide
a broad understanding of the many fields that are involved in electronic
nanotechnology.
- Class
will include a mix of lectures and discussion on assigned reading
of recent publications. Students will be responsible for leading
and participating in these discussions. A course project will also
be required. Prerequisites: EN164 and EN160 are helpful, but not
required.
- Graduate
or upper-level undergraduate students are welcome.
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Syllabus
Lectures
Final
Project