30-04-2012, 05:07 PM
Nano-technologies for Tera-scale Problems
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INTRODUCTION
The mission of this program can be summarized as
the research, design and engineering of complex
(tera-scale) systems and networks to monitor and
connect humans and/or the environment. The
underlying enabling technology is provided by
micro/nano-technologies and their applications to
distributed and networked embedded-system design.
Thus, this research program is built around a
technology kernel that supports embedded system
applications.
TECHNOLOGIES
Nanoelectronics
Today’s micro/nano-electronics is characterized by
migration of research from pure down-scaling to new
functionality and combined technology-system
innovation. This is mainly required in order to
manage power dissipation, variability and complexity
issues that are associated with tera-systems that
exploit nanotechnology. While this new functionality
and technology-system innovation will exploit the
properties of future nano-scaled technologies, the
aggressive scaling will also play a fundamental, but
not an exclusive role.
Systems and Software
Large-scale distributed information processing
involves huge sets of nodes performing information
acquisition, processing and communication, often in a
self-organized manner, to achieve an ambitious
overall system objective. Compounding the
technological challenges, such processing must occur
at high speed and with low power consumption. At
the large scale envisioned in this proposal, our
understanding of the process of building the
architecture of complex systems is still in its infancy.
SUMMARY
The Nano-Tera.CH initiative is a collaborative
engineering program that fosters research and
crossbreeding of hardware and software technologies
in the areas of wearable, ambient and remote systems.
The scientific outcome is expected to better the
quality of health, security and environmental systems,
to foster a vision of engineering with social objectives
and to promote a corresponding educational program.
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INTRODUCTION
The mission of this program can be summarized as
the research, design and engineering of complex
(tera-scale) systems and networks to monitor and
connect humans and/or the environment. The
underlying enabling technology is provided by
micro/nano-technologies and their applications to
distributed and networked embedded-system design.
Thus, this research program is built around a
technology kernel that supports embedded system
applications.
TECHNOLOGIES
Nanoelectronics
Today’s micro/nano-electronics is characterized by
migration of research from pure down-scaling to new
functionality and combined technology-system
innovation. This is mainly required in order to
manage power dissipation, variability and complexity
issues that are associated with tera-systems that
exploit nanotechnology. While this new functionality
and technology-system innovation will exploit the
properties of future nano-scaled technologies, the
aggressive scaling will also play a fundamental, but
not an exclusive role.
Systems and Software
Large-scale distributed information processing
involves huge sets of nodes performing information
acquisition, processing and communication, often in a
self-organized manner, to achieve an ambitious
overall system objective. Compounding the
technological challenges, such processing must occur
at high speed and with low power consumption. At
the large scale envisioned in this proposal, our
understanding of the process of building the
architecture of complex systems is still in its infancy.
SUMMARY
The Nano-Tera.CH initiative is a collaborative
engineering program that fosters research and
crossbreeding of hardware and software technologies
in the areas of wearable, ambient and remote systems.
The scientific outcome is expected to better the
quality of health, security and environmental systems,
to foster a vision of engineering with social objectives
and to promote a corresponding educational program.