Introduction to Nano-computing for K-8 Students

1. Introduction to Nano-computing for K-8 Students Sanjukta Bhanja and Javier Pulecio Assistant Professor, PhD student University of South Florida.

2. Biography • Education • BE Jadavpur University (Kolkata) 1991 • MS Indian Institute of Science, 1994 • PhD University of South Florida, 2002 • Work • Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida (since 2002) • Research Interest: VLSI Design, Nano-computing, Ferro-magnetic computing

3. Why Engineering • Engineering technology uses • knowledge of mathematics • And natural sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) • Key Features: • Problem Solving • Application • Engineers are • Strong in Theory, • Strong in Application, • Strong in Service

4. Various Engineering Disciplines

6. Problems • Biometrics/Data-Mining • Robotics-human assistance • Infrastructure-security • Biotechnology • (genome project, cognitive modeling) • Nanotechnology • Computing systems • Bio-sensors, drug delivery • Chemical sensor

8. Application Domain

9. P = +1 P = - 1 Some of the Promising Technologies… • Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata (QCA) • Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) • Single Electron Transistor (SET)

10. QCA Majority Gate QCA OR Gate QCA AND Gate QCA Inverter QCA NAND Gate QCA Logic

11. QCA Logic Propagation Stable Unstable Stable Stable Unstable Unstable Stable

12. QCA Logic Propagation 1 Unstable Stable Unstable Unstable 1 Inverter Chain

13. Wire Crossbar 1 1

14. QCA Inverter Gate Logic 1

15. QCA Majority Gate Logic

16. Ferromagnetic Computing (Nano-magnets)

17. Thank You