Hybrid and Conventional CMOS Electronics

The following is a list of sub-topics the SEEDER group explores in the area of Hybrid and Conventional CMOS Electronics:

  • Non-volatile Memory and Logic Devices
    • High-density Functional Resistive RAM (RRAM) technologies
    • Ferroelectric-based Electronic Devices
      • Ferroelectric RAM (FRAM)
        • C. Augustine, X. Fong, and K. Roy, “Dual ferroelectric capacitor architecture and its application to TAG RAM,” in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Integrated Circuit Design Technology (ICICDT) 2010, Jun. 2010, pp. 24-38, doi:10.1109/ICICDT.2010.5510750 [PDF]
      • Negative Capacitance (NC) FET
    • Spintronic memories:
      • X. Fong, Y. Kim, R. Venkatesan, S. H. Choday, A. Raghunathan, and K. Roy, “Spin-transfer Torque Memories: Devices, Circuits and Systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 104, iss. 7, pp. 1449-1488, Jul. 2016, doi:10.1109/JPROC.2016.2521712 [PDF]
      • K. Kwon, X. Fong, P. Wijesinghe, P. Panda, and K. Roy, “High-Density & Robust STT-MRAM Array through Device/Circuit/Architecture Interactions,” IEEE Trans. Nanotechnol. (TNANO) vol. 14, iss. 6, pp. 1024-1034, Nov. 2015, doi:10.1109/TNANO.2015.2456510 [PDF]
      • Y. Seo, X. Fong, K.-W. Kwon and K. Roy, “Spin-Hall Magnetic Random-Access Memory with Dual Read/Write Ports for On-chip Caches,” IEEE Magnetics Letters vol. 6, art. 3000204, Apr. 2015, doi:10.1109/LMAG.2015.2422260 [PDF]
      • Y. Seo, X. Fong, and K. Roy, “Domain wall coupling based STT-MRAM for on-chip cache applications,” IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices (TED) vol. 62, iss. 2, pp. 554-560, Feb. 2015, doi:10.1109/TED.2014.2377751 [PDF]
      • Y. Kim, X. Fong, K.-W. Kwon, M.-C. Chen, and K. Roy, “Multi-level spin-orbit torque MRAMs,” IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices (TED) vol. 62, iss. 2, pp. 561-568, Jan. 2015, doi:10.1109/TED.2014.2377721 [PDF]
      • Y. Seo, K.-W. Kwon, X. Fong, and K. Roy, “High Performance and Energy-Efficient On-Chip Cache Using Dual Port (1R/1W) Spin-Orbit Torque MRAM,” IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems vol. 6, iss. 3, pp. 293-304, Sep. 2016, doi:10.1109/JETCAS.2016.2547701 [PDF]
      • A. Reza, Z. Al Azim, X. Fong, and K. Roy, “Modeling and Evaluation of Topological Insulator/Ferromagnet Heterostructure Based Memory,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices (TED) vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 1359-1367, Mar. 2016, doi:10.1109/TED.2016.2520941 [PDF]
    • Magnetic Quantum Cellular Automata (MQCA)
      • C. Augustine, B. Behin-Aein, X. Fong, and K. Roy, “A design methodology and device/circuit/architecture compatible simulation framework for low-power magnetic quantum cellular automata systems,” in Proc. of 14th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conf. (ASP-DAC) 2009, Jan. 2009, pp. 847-852, doi:10.1109/ASPDAC.2009.4796586 [PDF]
      • C. Augustine, X. Fong, B. Behin-Aein, and K. Roy, “A comprehensive nano-magnet based logic synthesis for ultra-low power digital systems,” SRC TECHCON 2009 (Best Paper in Session Award)
      • C. Augustine, X. Fong, B. Behin-Aein, and K. Roy, “Ultra-low power nano-magnet based computing: a system-level perspective,” IEEE Trans. Nanotechnol. (TNANO) vol. 10, 4, pp. 778-788, Jul. 2010, doi:10.1109/TNANO.2010.2079941 [PDF]
    • Non-volatile latches/flip-flops
      • K.-W. Kwon, S. H. Choday, Y. Kim, X. Fong, S. P. Park, and K. Roy, “SHE-NVFF: spin Hall effect based nonvolatile flip flop for power gating architecture,” IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 35, iss. 4, pp. 488-490, Apr. 2014, doi:10.1109/LED.2014.2304683 [PDF]
    • Near-zero cost strategies to embed new functionality in MRAM arrays
      • Truly Random Number Generator (TRNG) and Spin Dice
        • Y. Kim, X. Fong, and K. Roy, “Spin-orbit torque based spin-dice: a true random number generator,” IEEE Magnetics Letters vol. 6, art. 3001004, Dec. 2015, doi:10.1109/LMAG.2015.2496548 [PDF]
      • Physically-unclonable Function (PUF)
        • L. Zhang, X. Fong, C.-H. Chang, Z. H. Kong, and K. Roy, “Optimizing Emerging Non-Volatile Memories for Dual-Mode Applications: Data Storage and Key Generator,” IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD) vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 1176-1187, Jul. 2015, doi:10.1109/TCAD.2015.2427251 [PDF]
        • L. Zhang, X. Fong, C.-H. Chang, Z. H. Kong, and K. Roy, “Highly Reliable Spin-Transfer Torque Magnetic RAM based Physical Unclonable Function With Multi-Response-Bits Per Cell,” IEEE Trans. on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS) vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1630-1642, Aug. 2015, doi:10.1109/TIFS.2015.2421481 [PDF]
      • Read-Only Memory (ROM) in MRAM arrays
        • X. Fong, R. Venkatesan, D. Lee, A. Raghunathan, and K. Roy, “Embedding read-only memory in spin-transfer torque MRAM based on-chip caches,” IEEE Trans. Very Large Scale Integration (TVLSI) Systems vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 992-1002, Mar. 2016, doi:10.1109/TVLSI.2015.2439733 [PDF]
        • D. Lee, X. Fong, and K. Roy, “R-MRAM: A ROM-Embedded STT MRAM Cache,” IEEE Electron Dev. Lett. vol. 34, iss. 10, pp. 1256-1258, Oct. 2013, doi:10.1109/LED.2013.2279137 [PDF]
  • Flexible/stretchable/wearable Electronic Device Technologies
    • 2D material based Field-Effect Transistors (2D-FET)
      • MoS2
      • WSe2
      • Black phosphorus
      • Short and long channel FETs based on carbon nanotube (CNT) technology
    • Compact Modeling of 2D Materials Based Electronic Devices
      • Development of PDK for MOSFET based on CNT Network architecture
      • MOSFET based on advanced 2D materials
      • Graphene Hall sensor
  • Device/circuit/systems Co-design Methodologies for Advanced CMOS Technology Nodes
    • SRAM Design
    • Physical Design Methodologies for Advanced Transistor Architectures
      • Gate-All-Around (GAA) Nanowire FET
      • FinFET
      • Deep Sub-micron bulk and Si-on-Insulator (SOI) CMOS Technologies
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