MOLARNET

Molecular Architectures for QCA-inspired Boolean Networks

Coordinatore	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE    more  Organization address address: Corso Perrone 24 city: Genova postcode: 16152 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Paola Cognome: Corezzola Email: send email Telefono: +39 010 6598788 Fax: +39 010 6598732
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Totale costo	3˙876˙607 €
EC contributo	2˙759˙000 €
Programma	FP7-ICT Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies
Code Call	FP7-ICT-2011-8
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-10-01   -   2016-09-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE  Organization address address: Corso Perrone 24 city: Genova postcode: 16152 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Paola Cognome: Corezzola Email: send email Telefono: +39 010 6598788 Fax: +39 010 6598732	IT (Genova)	coordinator	0.00
2	ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA  Organization address address: Via Zamboni city: BOLOGNA postcode: 40126 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Verdiana Cognome: Bandini Email: send email Telefono: 390512000000 Fax: 390512000000	IT (BOLOGNA)	participant	0.00
3	STMICROELECTRONICS SRL  Organization address address: VIA C.OLIVETTI city: AGRATE BRIANZA postcode: 20864 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Sara Cognome: Loi Email: send email Telefono: 390396000000 Fax: 390396000000	IT (AGRATE BRIANZA)	participant	0.00
4	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN  Organization address address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE city: DRESDEN postcode: 1069 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Wetzlich Cognome: Christina Email: send email Telefono: +49 351 463 39629 Fax: +49 351 463 39742	DE (DRESDEN)	participant	0.00
5	THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN  Organization address address: College Green city: DUBLIN postcode: 2 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Deirdre Cognome: Savage Email: send email Telefono: +353 1 8961942 Fax: +353 1 7071633	IE (DUBLIN)	participant	0.00
6	UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG  Organization address address: rue Blaise Pascal city: Strasbourg postcode: 67070 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Sandrine Cognome: Schott-Carriere Email: send email Telefono: 33368851124 Fax: 33368855161	FR (Strasbourg)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

Achievement of ever higher levels of integration in microelectronics will eventually require a radical shift from the field-effect transistor (FET) based paradigm to a revolutionary approach to computing. Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) is an alternative vision to binary computing since no current flow is required to encode binary information, and has been considered one of the most promising post-Moore alternatives.Implementation and miniaturization of QCA at the molecular level offer important advantages, including the perspective of room temperature operation, an essential step for industrial exploitation. However, the small sizes of the building blocks lead also to severe challenges when addressing the single elementary units.The present proposal specifically addresses the basic requirements to implement molecular QCA-inspired Networks, namely the measurement of the electrostatic interaction between a forced molecule (input) and its neighbour; the investigation of the propagation of a signal in a longer row of molecule (binary line); the implementation and testing of a majority gate.In particular we will address the following topics:n-Pattern the molecules in controlled positions,n-Contact the single molecules to force the state (inputs) and apply the clock (outputs)n-Set up of a sensitive read-out system to discriminate among the two logic states of the molecule.n-Understand the precise conformation and positioning of the molecules in the built system.n-Evaluate the impact of non-idealities with respect to classical QCA on computation.nState of the art research and development of activities in the field of molecular scale architectures for unconventional computation will be undertaken during the research programme, to reach the envisioned project's objectives and to develop a technology for the development of QCA computing in Europe. We expect our results to build a solid starting point for the development of a novel unconventional computational paradigm.