News

  • Wei completed his Ph.D. and joined Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA. Congratulations! [04/2009]
  • Wenping completed her Ph.D. and joined Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., Austin, TX. Congratulations! [06/2008]
  • Asha completed her Ph.D. and joined Peregrine Semiconductor, San Diego, CA. Congratulations! [01/2008]
  • The paper by Asha and Saurabh, "Compact modeling of carbon nanotube transistor for early stage process-design exploration," won the Best Paper Award at ISLPED 2007. Congratulations! [08/2007]
  • Prof. Cao received 2007 IBM Faculty Award. [06/2007]
  • Rakesh's talk on NBTI modeling won the Best in Session Award at SRC Student Symposium. Congratulations! [10/2006]
  • Prof. Cao received 2006 NSF CAREER Award and 2006 IBM Faculty Award. [08/2006]
  • PTM released an on-line tool, Nano-CMOS, that is customizable and scalable with process variations. [08/2006]

 

Our group's research interests focus on the physical modeling and integration of extremely scaled CMOS and post-silicon devices, driven by technology scaling towards the 10nm regime and beyond. With current emphasis on the pressing issue of variability and reliability in integrated circuits, the overarching goal of the NIMO Group is to advance the state of the art in interdisciplinary solutions for robust nanoelectronic design.

Research Highlights

  • Predictive Technology Model (PTM) for advanced technologies, including nanoscale CMOS, alternative structures, and post-silicon devices.
  • Reliability modeling and design solutions, particularly for the effect of negative-bias-temperature-instability (NBTI).
  • Modeling, simulation, and in-situ characterization of variability and reliability.
  • Exploratory design with emerging technologies, such as carbon nanotube device and self-assembled nanoscale device (SAND).

Contact

Department of Electrical Engineering

GWC 331
Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ 85281