BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20160919T182716Z UID:BB78FE12-7C48-11E6-96B8-0050568D2FB3 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20161011T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20161011T213000 DESCRIPTION:Straintronics: An extremely energy-efficient hardware platform for Boolean and non-Boolean computing implemented by replacing nanotransis tors with nanomagnets1\n\nSupriyo Bandyopadhyay and Jayasimha Atulasimha\n \nVirginia Commonwealth University\, Richmond\, VA 23284\, USA\n\nMany of today’s computing challenges (protein folding\, decoding the human genom e\, weather forecasting\, predicting stock market behavior) require massiv e computational resources and cognitive computing capability that call for major advances in computing machinery. Progress in meeting these challeng es has been stymied by two obstacles: (1) the excessive energy dissipation that occurs in performing a computation\, and (2) the lack of ‘multi-fu nctionality’ which allows the same device to perform a computation and t hen store the result\, thereby doubling as both logic and memory.\n\nWe ha ve developed the field of “straintronic computing” which is an extreme ly energy-efficient hardware platform where nanotransistors that act as th e basic digital switch are replaced with multiferroic nanomagnets. The nan omagnets switch between two stable magnetization states which encode the b inary bits 0 and 1. The switching is accomplished by mechanically strainin g the multiferroinc nanomagnets with a tiny voltage (few mV) which results in a miniscule energy dissipation of few aJ (1-2 orders of magnitude less than in state-of-the-art nanotransistors). We have experimentally demonst rated Boolean logic operation\, Bennett clocking and non-volatile rewritab le non-toggle memory with Co and FeGa nanomagnets fabricated on a piezoele ctric PMN-PT substrate. The energy dissipation per bit operation extrapola ted from the experimental results is 3-4 aJ for scaled devices.\n\nStraint ronic logic is non-volatile\, i.e. the Boolean gate remembers the output b its after powering off. This feature can be exploited to build powerful co mputing architectures such as Bayesian inference engines which can compute in the presence of uncertainty (stock market\, disease progression). The device characteristics can be engineered to have unusual features (e.g. a sharp notch in the transfer characteristic) which can be exploited to buil d ternary content addressable memory with high device density and low stan dby power dissipation. This talk will provide a broad overview of straintr onic computing and discuss recent progress.\n\nDinner Menu\n\nHomestyle me atloaf with gravy\n\nSriracha Fried Chicken\n\nRoasted potato wedges\n\nsq uash succotash\n\nsalad and rolls\n\nassorted cupcake and cookies\n\npepsi /aquafina assortment\n\nThere will be free parking in the parking lot just south of the Library from 6pm to 9:30pm on Tuesday night. Parking in any other campus lot will be $1.\n\nNOTICE: Student dinner registration will b e limited to 30 students. The dinner fee of $10 must be paid through PayPa l at the time of registration.\n\n---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pl ease use the registration system below. The system is available if the tex t "Click Here to Register" is displayed in large red letters on a yellow b ackground below. Please contact Bob Lesniewski (r.lesniewski@verizon.net) with any issues. After selecting “Click here to Register”: If you wish to attend the dinner… Please select the "Dinner" option under the "Menu Selection:" Drop-down box. Now select dinner fee appropriate to you. TWO WAYS TO PAY (You must Register) 1) PayPal – Use the [Register and pay th e fee now] button. 2) Check or cash at the door – Use the [Register and pay the fee at the meeting] button. Please make checks payable to “IEEE Susquehanna Section”.\n\nIf you wish to attend the presentation ONLY… Please select the "Presentation only no dinner" option under the "Menu Sel ection:" Drop-down box. Select the Presentation Only which has a 0 fee opt ion under the "Registration Fee" drop-down box. Then select (Register & Pa y Later) button to complete registration.\n\nDINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATI ON POLICY An email to Meeting Contact prior to the close of reservations i s required to properly cancel your reservation. Refunds for PayPal payment s are complicated\, and we request that you leave the funds on deposit for a future meeting.\n\nSpeaker(s): Supriyo Bandyopadhyay\, \n\nAgenda: \nDi nner: 6:30-7:30 (Registration Required) Members/Guests: $20.00\, Life Memb ers: $10\, Students: $10\n\nPresentation: 7:30-8:30 Members/Guests: FREE S tudents: FREE (Registraion Required)\n\nRoom: Morrison Gallery\, Bldg: Lib rary Bldg\, 777 West Harrisburg Pike\, Middletown\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 17057 LOCATION:Room: Morrison Gallery\, Bldg: Library Bldg\, 777 West Harrisburg Pike\, Middletown\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 17057 ORGANIZER:r.lesniewski@verizon.net SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:Oct. 11\, 2016 Susquehanna Section/Nanotech dinner/meeting: Straint ronics URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/41224 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\ ;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #000000\;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><strong>St raintronics: An extremely energy-efficient hardware platform for Boolean a nd non-Boolean computing implemented by replacing nanotransistors with nan omagnets</strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000\;"><sup> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><span style="font-s ize: xx-small\;"><strong>1 </strong></span></span></sup></span></p>\n<p st yle="margin-bottom: 0in\;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #000000\;">< span style="text-decoration: none\;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="text-deco ration: underline\;"><strong>Supriyo Bandyopadhyay </strong></span></span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000\;"><span style="text-deco ration: none\;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><sp an style="font-size: medium\;"><strong>and Jayasimha Atulasimha </strong>< /span></span></span></span></p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0.14in\; text-de coration: none\;"><span style="color: #000000\;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><strong>Vi rginia Commonwealth University\, Richmond\, VA 23284\, USA </strong></span ></span></span></p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0.14in\; font-weight: normal \; text-decoration: none\;"><span style="color: #000000\;"><span style="fo nt-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><span style="font-size: small\;">M any of today&rsquo\;s computing challenges (protein folding\, decoding the human genome\, weather forecasting\, predicting stock market behavior) re quire massive computational resources and cognitive computing capability t hat call for major advances in computing machinery. Progress in meeting th ese challenges has been stymied by two obstacles: (1) the excessive energy dissipation that occurs in performing a computation\, and (2) the lack of &lsquo\;multi-functionality&rsquo\; which allows the same device to perfo rm a computation and then store the result\, thereby doubling as both logi c and memory. </span></span></span></p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0.14in\; font-weight: normal\; text-decoration: none\;"><span style="color: #00000 0\;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><span style="f ont-size: small\;">We have developed the field of &ldquo\;straintronic com puting&rdquo\; which is an extremely energy-efficient hardware platform wh ere nanotransistors that act as the basic digital switch are replaced with multiferroic nanomagnets. The nanomagnets switch between two stable magne tization states which encode the binary bits 0 and 1. The switching is acc omplished by mechanically straining the multiferroinc nanomagnets with a t iny voltage (few mV) which results in a miniscule energy dissipation of fe w aJ (1-2 orders of magnitude less than in state-of-the-art nanotransistor s). We have experimentally demonstrated Boolean logic operation\, Bennett clocking and non-volatile rewritable non-toggle memory with Co and FeGa na nomagnets fabricated on a piezoelectric PMN-PT substrate. The energy dissi pation per bit operation extrapolated from the experimental results is 3-4 aJ for scaled devices. </span></span></span></p>\n<p style="margin-bottom : 0in\; font-weight: normal\; text-decoration: none\;"><span style="color: #000000\;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\, serif\;"><span s tyle="font-size: small\;">Straintronic logic is non-volatile\, i.e. the Bo olean gate remembers the output bits after powering off. This feature can be exploited to build powerful computing architectures such as Bayesian in ference engines which can compute in the presence of uncertainty (stock ma rket\, disease progression). The device characteristics can be engineered to have unusual features (e.g. a sharp notch in the transfer characteristi c) which can be exploited to build ternary content addressable memory with high device density and low standby power dissipation. This talk will pro vide a broad overview of straintronic computing and discuss recent progres s.</span></span></span></p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;" align="LEFT"> <strong>Dinner Menu</strong></p>\n<p>Homestyle meatloaf with gravy</p>\n<p >Sriracha Fried Chicken</p>\n<p>Roasted potato wedges</p>\n<p>squash succo tash</p>\n<p>salad and rolls</p>\n<p>assorted cupcake and cookies</p>\n<p> pepsi/aquafina assortment</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>There will be fr ee parking in the parking lot just south of the Library from 6pm to 9:30pm on Tuesday night. &nbsp\;Parking in any other campus lot will be $1.</str ong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>NOTICE: Student dinner registration w ill be limited to 30 students. &nbsp\;The dinner fee of $10 must be paid t hrough PayPal at the time of registration.</strong></p>\n<p>-------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Please use the registration system below. The syst em is available if the text "Click Here to Register" is displayed in large red letters on a yellow background below. Please contact Bob Lesniewski ( r.lesniewski@verizon.net) with any issues. After selecting &ldquo\;Click h ere to Register&rdquo\;: If you wish to attend the dinner&hellip\; Please select the "Dinner" option under the "Menu Selection:" Drop-down box. Now select dinner fee appropriate to you. &nbsp\;TWO WAYS TO PAY (You must Reg ister) 1) PayPal &ndash\; Use the [Register and pay the fee now] button. 2 ) Check or cash at the door &ndash\; Use the [Register and pay the fee at the meeting] button. &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Please make checks payable to &ldquo\;IEEE Susquehanna Section&rdquo\;.</p>\n<p><strong>If you wish to attend the presentation ONLY</strong>&hellip\; Please select the "Presenta tion only no dinner" option under the "Menu Selection:" Drop-down box. Sel ect&nbsp\;the Presentation Only which has a 0 fee option under the "Regist ration Fee" drop-down box. &nbsp\;Then select (Register &amp\; Pay Later) button&nbsp\;to complete registration.</p>\n<p>DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLA TION POLICY An email to Meeting Contact prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation. Refunds for PayPal payme nts are complicated\, and we request that you leave the funds on deposit f or a future meeting.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Dinner: 6:30-7:30 (Re gistration Required) Members/Guests: $20.00\, Life Members: $10\, &nbsp\;S tudents: $10</p>\n<p>Presentation: 7:30-8:30 Members/Guests: FREE Students : FREE &nbsp\;(Registraion Required)</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR