Hybrid nanoscale electronics

Value proposition

Enable the genesis of a multi-billion dollar industry in Canada by 2026, based on a transformative nanoelectronics program. In particular, transfer the low heat dissipation and novel systems architecture of “Hybrid Nanoscale Electronics” to the Canadian electronics industry.

The opportunity

The “International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductor” sets out the technology challenges and qualifies opportunities for nanomaterials to make a significant contribution to electronics fabrication in the next 10 – 20 years. Flash drive manufacturers expect that customers will demand pitch widths <20nm by 2015 and there is currently no available manufacturing technology to meet that expectation. The opportunity is to establish an electronics manufacturing capability in Canada based on low cost manufacturing of devices enhanced by multifunctional organic molecules. Molecular electronics’ aim is to use molecules as functional building blocks for future computing devices that are vastly smaller, faster and more energy-efficient than today’s processors and memory devices. The challenge is to build a rugged contact from the nanoscale to the microscale at the current or better price point.

Contact

Dr. Adam J. Bergren, Research Officer
11421 Saskatchewan Drive
NINT Room 2-068A
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2M9

Telephone: 780-641-1762
Fax: 780-641-1601
Email: Adam.Bergren@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca