Scientific Background:

Over the last decades, following Moore's law, the continuous downscaling of the Si based, planar integrated circuit technology has been the main driving force to increase switching speed and reduce power consumption as well as cost of ultra-scaled integrated circuits. However, challenges arising from implications of short-channel effects forced a shift of research efforts towards the integration of new materials, processes and device architectures. In this context, emerging distributed computing paradigms such as the Internet of Things (IoT) are placing extraordinarily stringent constraints on computing hardware performance that require both a beyond CMOS and "More than Moore" approach enabling efficient and low-power technologies for data-intensive tasks such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms. Consequently, there is a significantly growing need for functional diversification as well as alternative computing and memory devices.

Mission Statement:

In the quest to push the contemporary scientific boundaries in nanoelectronics, the Weber group is focusing on a "More than Moore" approach extending device performances beyond the limits imposed by transistor miniaturization, enabling next generation energy efficient reconfigurable integrated circuits, targeting low supply voltages and a reduction of transistor count. Moreover, novel devices that fuse computing with non-volatile memory functionality are being conceived and advanced towards circuit enablement.

Group Members:

Prof. Walter M. Weber, opens an external URL in a new window

Dr. Masiar Sistani, opens an external URL in a new window

Dr. Daniele Nazzari, opens an external URL in a new window

Lukas Wind, MSc, opens an external URL in a new window

Raphael Böckle, MSc, opens an external URL in a new window

Martina Bažíková, opens an external URL in a new window, BSc, opens an external URL in a new window

Andreas Fuchsberger, MSc, opens an external URL in a new window

News:

Group Weber news section

Research:

Reconfigurable Electronics

Bottom-Up Nanowire Technologies for Printed Electronics and Biosensing

Ultrathin Body and Multigate Transistors for More Moore Electronics

Optimizing the 2D Semiconductor to Insulator Interface to Engineer Energy Efficient Electronic Devices

Press releases:

March 2024

Reconfigurable electronics: More functionality on less chip area, opens an external URL in a new window

December 2022:

Faster and more efficient computer chips thanks to Germanium, opens an external URL in a new window

May 2022:

Top-down fabricated Ge based reconfigurable transistor, opens an external URL in a new window

December 2021:

Intelligent transistor developed at TU Wien, opens an external URL in a new window

October 2021:

New nanostructure could be the key to quantum electronics, opens an external URL in a new window

Researchgate:

Link to the Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices Group Researchgate page, opens an external URL in a new window

Group Publications:

Link to TU Wien publication database, opens an external URL in a new window

Open Positions:

We are always looking for highly motivated bachelor, master and PhD students. The cross-disciplinary nature of the projects invites students with background in microelectronics, physics and material science. If you are interested in emerging nanoelectronic devices and their application on the nanoscale, please have a look at our bachelor and master classes and open positions in our group:

Link to bachelor and master classes, opens an external URL in a new window

Links to open positions:

MSc. position: Germanium based Reconfigurable Transistors and Circuits, opens a file in a new window

To apply for a PhD or Postdoc position, please email a CV, a publication list and contact information of referees, as well as a short motivation letter to Prof. Walter M. Weber.