Abstract
Many key technologies of our society, including so-called artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, have been enabled by the invention of transistor and its ever-decreasing size and ever-increasing integration at a large scale. However, conventional technologies are confronted with a clear scaling limit. Many recently proposed advanced transistor concepts are also facing an uphill battle in the lab because of necessary performance tradeoffs and limited scaling potential. We argue for a new pathway that could enable exponential scaling for multiple generations. This pathway involves layering multiple technologies that enable new functions beyond those available from conventional and newly proposed transistors. The key principles for this new pathway have been demonstrated through an interdisciplinary team effort at C-SPIN (a STARnet center), where systems designers, device builders, materials scientists and physicists have all worked under one umbrella to overcome key technology barriers. This paper reviews several successful outcomes from this effort on topics such as the spin memory, logic-in-memory, cognitive computing, stochastic and probabilistic computing and reconfigurable information processing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 54th Annual Design Automation Conference 2017, DAC 2017 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450349277 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 18 2017 |
Event | 54th Annual Design Automation Conference, DAC 2017 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 18 2017 → Jun 22 2017 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings - Design Automation Conference |
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Volume | Part 128280 |
ISSN (Print) | 0738-100X |
Other
Other | 54th Annual Design Automation Conference, DAC 2017 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Austin |
Period | 6/18/17 → 6/22/17 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by C-SPIN, one of six centers of STARnet, a Semiconductor Research Corporation program, sponsored by MARCO and DARPA.
Keywords
- Spintronics
- beyond-CMOS
- logic-in-memory
- neuromorphic computing
- nonvolatile computing
- post-CMOS
- probabilistic computing
- spin logic
- spin memory
- stochastic computing