« In the era of the fourth industrial revolution, rapidly growing sectors such as internet of things, machine learning and connected objects, are in constant need of improving performance while meeting data volume and functionality requirements. On one hand advanced technologies such as III-V and Silicon-based transistors are constantly evolving in response to growing demands for bandwidth in optical and radio-frequency communication systems. On the other hand, emerging technologies such as non-conventional 3D transistors are showing promise for pushing beyond the scaling limits imposed by classical Moore’s law, offering higher integration density and functionality for new computing paradigms such as edge computing. This work spans over these two co-existing themes with the aim of providing mainstream modeling solutions for the successful adoption of these technologies in high-performance circuit and system design targeting the mass semiconductor market. In particular, this work highlights the need to bridge the gap between technology development and circuit design leveraging design-technology co-optimization with accurate characterization and modeling techniques playing a pivotal role in the landscape of innovation-driven smart applications » – Chhandak Mukherjee.
