NanoElectronic Devices and Circuits (NEDeC)

Department

Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura, University of Udine

Main research activities/topics/projects

The NEDeC group is engaged in several research activities ranging from new materials for microelectronics, to new device concepts and to an early assessment at circuit level of the emerging nanoelectronic technologies. Our background is rooted in numerical simulation and electrical characterization of electron devices. Our expertise covers electronic transport modelling ranging from TCAD models in commercial simulation tools, to in- house developed simulation tools covering semi-classical transport, quantum transport, ab-initio methodologies and, more recently, the modelling of ferroelectric materials and devices. Moreover, in our characterization lab we can perform a detailed electrical analysis of capacitors, transistors, sensors, non-volatile memories and memristors at wafer level, as well as for packaged devices. Recently, the group’s activities have also diversified towards sensors, photo-detectors, memristors and new computational paradigms, such as the neuromorphic computing, with particular interest to the energy efficiency and the environmental footprint of microelectronics and information technologies.

Working language

English

Special entry requirements

Knowledge of programming languages for scientific applications (e.g. C/C++, Fortran, Python, MATLAB). Basic knowledge of Linux-based Operating Systems

Duration in months (min-max)

Master Research:6-12

PhD sandwich: 6-12

Post Doc: 6-12