Workshop on Field-Coupled Nanocomputing, Tempa, Vereinigte Staaten

Field&#8211;coupled nanocomputing (FCN) utilizes local field interactions between nanoscale building blocks to transfer information and implement logic without the need for charge transport&#046; Each of the leading FCN paradigms &#8211; quantum dot cellular automata (QDCA), molecular quantum cellular automata (MQCA), and nanomagnetic logic (NML) –is a potential candidate for post&#8211;CMOS nanocomputing, and each faces critical challenges to realization&#046;<br>FCN’13 will provide a dedicated forum for assessment of the current status of this emerging field, identification of critical challenges for FCN, and advancement of potential strategies for realization of FCN&#8211;based nanocomputers&#046; This conference is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)&#046;<br>Suggested Topics<br>• Enabling FCN device, circuit, and architecture concepts&#046;<br>• Scalable nanomanufacturing strategies for FCN circuits and systems&#046;<br>• Clocking strategies and issues&#046;<br>• Heat dissipation in FCN paradigms&#046;<br>• Noise, defects, error correction, and fault tolerance&#046;<br>• Reversible computing in FCN&#046;<br>• Evolution of the QCADesigner simulation tool&#046;<br>• Circuit design, CAD, and logic synthesis&#046;<br>