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  • Computer Engineering
  • Solid State Physics

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  • Von Neumann architectures face bottlenecks due to data transfer latency and energy consumption between memory and processing units.
  • In-memory computing offers a paradigm shift by integrating computation within memory, reducing data movement.
  • Ferroelectric semiconductors present promising avenues for novel electronic device functionalities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and demonstrate an in-memory computing device by integrating memory and logic functions.
  • To leverage the properties of van der Waals ferroelectric semiconductors for efficient computation.
  • To explore the potential of these devices for overcoming the limitations of traditional computing architectures.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a metal-oxide-ferroelectric semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOfeS-FET) using Indium Selenide (InSe).
  • Utilizing the out-of-plane ferroelectric polarization of InSe for data storage.
  • Employing the semiconducting properties of InSe for logic computations within the same device.

Main Results:

  • The developed MOfeS-FET demonstrated long data retention times and high on/off ratios (>10^6).
  • Achieved high program/erase ratios (10^3) and stable cyclic endurance, indicating device reliability.
  • Successfully implemented nonvolatile Boolean logic operations including inverter, NAND, and NOR functions.

Conclusions:

  • Van der Waals ferroelectric semiconductor-based MOfeS-FETs show significant potential for in-memory computing applications.
  • This approach offers a pathway to achieve size scaling beyond Moore's Law.
  • The integrated memory and logic functionalities pave the way for next-generation computing hardware.