ELE 523E: Computational Nanoelectronics

Announcements

• Dec. 27th To see your final grades click here.
• Dec. 7th The final project has been posted that is due 7/1/2019 before 13:30.
• Nov. 27th Click here for the solutions of the second homework.
• Nov. 26th Presentation rules and topics have been posted.
• Nov. 26th The fourth homework has been posted that is due 10/12/2018 before 13:30.
• Nov. 12th The third homework has been posted that is due 26/11/2018 before 13:30.
• Oct. 15th The second homework has been posted that is due 30/10/2018 before 13:30.
• Oct. 1st The first homework has been posted that is due 15/10/2018 before 13:30.
• Sept. 17th The course is given in the Bedri Karafakioğlu seminar room (2419 third floor), EEF.

Overview

As current CMOS based technologies are approaching their anticipated limits, emerging nanotechnologies and new computing paradigms are expected to be used in future electronic circuits. This course overviews nanoelectronic circuits in a comparison with those of conventional CMOS-based. Deterministic and probobalistic emerging computing models as well as related algorithms and CAD tools are investigated. Regarding the interdisciplinary nature of emerging technologies, this course is appropriate for graduate students in different majors including electronics engineering, control engineering, computer science, applied physics, and mathematics. No prior course is required; only basic (college-level) knowledge in circuit design and mathematics is assumed. Topics that are covered include:

• Circuit elements and devices in computational nanoelectronics (in comparison with CMOS) including nano-crossbar and memristor switches, reversible quantum gates, approximate circuits and systems, and emerging transistors.
• Introduction of emerging computing models and algorithms in circuit level.
• Analysis and synthesis of deterministic and probabilistic computing paradigms.
• Performance of the computing models regarding area, power, speed, and accuracy.
• Uncertainty and faults: fault analysis and tolerance techniques for permanent and transient faults.

Syllabus

ELE 523E: Computational Nanoelectronics, CRN: 14785, Mondays 13:30-16:30, Room: 2419 (Bedri Karafakioğlu Seminar Room-EEF third floor), Fall 2018.

Instructor	Mustafa Altun Email: altunmus@itu.edu.tr Tel: 02122856635 Office hours: 14:00 – 15:00 on Wednesdays in Room:3005, EEF (or stop by my office any time)
Grading	Homework: 20% 4 homeworks (5% each) Midterm Exam: 20% The midterm is during the lecture time on 3/12/2018. Presentation: 20% Presentations are made individually or in groups depending on class size. Presentation topics will be posted. Final Project: 40%
Reference Books	Adamatzky, A. (Ed.). (2016). Advances in Unconventional Computing: Volume 1: Theory (Vol. 22). Springer. Waser, R. (2012). Nanoelectronics and information technology. John Wiley & Sons. Iniewski, K. (2010). Nanoelectronics: nanowires, molecular electronics, and nanodevices. McGraw Hill Professional. Stanisavljević, M., Schmid, M, Leblebici, Y. (2010). Reliability of Nanoscale Circuits and Systems: Methodologies and Circuit Architectures, Springer. Adamatzky, A., Bull, L., Costello, B. L., Stepney, S., Teuscher, C. (2007). Unconventional Computing, Luniver Press. Zomaya, Y. (2006). Handbook of Nature-Inspired and Innovative Computing: Integrating Classical Models with Emerging Technologies, Springer. Yanushkevich, S., Shmerko, V., Lyshevski, S. (2005). Logic Design of NanoICs, CRC Press.
Policies	Homeworks are due at the beginning of class. Late homeworks will be downgraded by 20% for each day passed the due date. Collaboration is permitted and encouraged for homeworks, but each collaborator should turn in his/her own answers. The midterm is in closed-notes and closed-books format. Collaboration is not permitted for the final project.

Weekly Course Plan

Date	Topic
Week 1, 17/9/2018	Introduction
Week 2, 24/9/2018	Overview of emerging nanoscale devices and switches
Week 3, 1/10/2018	Reversible quantum computing, reversible circuit analysis and synthesis
Week 4, 8/10/2018	Molecular computing with individual molecules and DNA strand displacement
Week 5, 15/10/2018	Computing and logic synthesis with switching nano arrays including memristor arrays
Week 6, 22/10/2018	Probabilistic/Stochastic computing with random bit streams and probabilistic switches
Week 7, 29/10/2018	HOLIDAY, no class
Week 8, 5/11/2018	HOLIDAY, no class
Week 9, 12/11/2018	Approximate computing and Bayesian networks
Week 10, 19/11/2018	Defects, faults, errors, and their analysis
Week 11, 26/11/2018	Permanent and transient (concurrent) fault tolerance: error detecting and correcting
Week 12, 3/12/2018	MIDTERM
Week 13, 10/12/2018	Overview of the midterm, presentation schedule, and final project
Week 14, 17/12/2018	Student presentations
Week 15, 24/12/2018	Student presentations

Course Materials

Lecture Slides	Lecture Slides	Homeworks	Presentations & Exams & Projects
W1: Introduction	W6: Probabilistic Computing	Homework 1	Presentation Rules and Topics
W2: Emerging Computing	W9: Approximate Computing & Bayesian Networks	Homework 2	Midterm & Solutions
W3: Reversible Quantum Computing	W10: Faults and Their Analysis	Homework 3	Final Project
W4: Molecular Computing	W11: Fault Tolerance for Nano Electronics	Homework 4
W5: Nanoarray based Computing