Expected knowledge: • development of knowledge that extends and/or reinforces the ones received from preparatory courses and allow to develop and/or apply original ideas and design methods and the development of nanocircuits and nanosystems; • ability to apply the knowledge gained in a research and/or industrial framework, understanding capability and skills in solving problems related to the design, modeling, simulation and implementation of nanosystems also applied to new technological principles or unfamiliar issues or entered into application contexts broader and more interdisciplinary than the engineering sector (medicine, environmental monitoring, food, ...); • ability to integrate technical knowledge and to manage the complexity of the design a, to evaluate the quality and robustness of a nanosystem, its implementation and feasibility, choosing the most efficient solutions from the available options; • ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way technical aspects relating to the design and manufacture of integrated circuits at the nanoscale, both in writing and oral form and to both specialists and non-specialists; • development of self-learning skills to allow the student to continue to learn autonomously new techniques and design methodologies for integrated nano systems, not necessarily explained and described during the course. Expected skills • Knowledge of the physical-chemical behaviour of part of the materials nanotechnologies. • Knowledge of the basic technologies for nanodevices fabrication. • Ability to apply technologies for the design of nanosystems. • Knowledge of models and methodologies used for the description and the design of nano systems. • Knowledge of methods and CAD for nanosystems simulations and design. • Knowledge of methods for the integration of nanocircuits with microelectronic circuits • Knowledge of techniques and issues related to the design, fabrication and verification of nanosystems. • Ability to design integration of nanosystems and its co-design with electronic circuits

• Elementary physics (elements of structure of matter) • Elements of modern physics • Elements of electronics • Elements of electronic devices . Knowledges on magnetism

- Methods for modeling nanodevices and nanocircuits for the hierarchical design of micro and nano systems. - Simulation, methods for integration and test of nano systems. - Molecular devices: molecular wires, molecular diodes, molecular transistors, molecular sensors. - Silicon based nanowires and nanosensors. - Field Coupled Nanodevices for computation based on molecules, on nanomagnets and single atoms. - Magnetic devices and systems for memory and computation. - Carbon Nano Tubes used as interconnects and Field Effect Transistors: technology, models, circuits and applications - Quantum computing and communication: technologies, models and deployment to circuits

The course consists both in lectures delivered by slides and using blackboards, and of laboratories aimed at simulating, evaluating and designing single devices and nano systems. The slides and laboratory material will be made available to students on the Internet Didactic Portal, and the CAD system and models for the laboratory exercise will be available and usable during the whole semester. The structure of the course involves the study of: - theory on conduction in 3D,2D,1D,0D systems - device structure and impact of technological parameters on the physical behaviour and on conduction for molecular wires, diodes, transistors, sensors, nad for silicon based 1D systems - modelling of molecular wires, diodes, transistors, sensors and silicon nanowires - design of circuits and nanosystems based on molecular devices based on conduction and silicon nanowires - theory on field-coupling information transmission at molecular level - device structure and impact of technological parameters on the physical behaviour and on filed coupling information transmission for field-coupling molecular devices -theory on filed-coupling information propagation in magnetic devices - device structure and impact of technological parameters on the physical behaviour and on filed coupling information for - modeling of filed-coupling based molecular and magnetic devices - desing of circuits and nanosystems based on field-coupling principles - magnetic memories organization and design and interfaces to microelectronics circuits - resistive memories organization and design and interfaces to microelectronics circuits - interconnection system and Field effect transistors based on Carbon Nano Tubes and their application in circuits for computation and sensing - basics on recent technologies and devices for quantum computation and quantum communication, modeling and analysis of circuits for QC Four laboratories on the main topics will also be organized using cad tools for the analysis, modeling and design of nanodevices and nanocircuits An optional laboratory to exlore the topics at the design level will also be proposed

The material (slides, scientific papers, material for the lab execution, lecture notes) will be available, and some books will be suggested as integration by the teacher. Books Marc Baldo "Introduction to Nanoelectronics", Supryio Datta "Lessons from Nanoelectronics" Michael Petty "Molecular Electronics, from principle to practice", Whiley

Lecture slides; Lecture notes; Text book; Lab exercises; Video lectures (previous years); Simulation tools;

Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam; Group project;

The exam consists in four parts: Laboratory reports: The laboratories will require a report on each subject and will be evaluated for the final exam (20%). Written exam: The written exam will be on the more theoretical and design part and based on specific exercises on the various topics (30%). Oral exam: The oral exam will be on the whole subject (30%). Final Project: The final project will be an extension of one of the laboratories with subjects proposed by the teacher to be elaborated and investigated (20%). The project is not mandatory; if not taken the final score will be evaluated on the basis of the other three parts on a maximum of 28. Expected learning outcomes: Laboratory reports: - understanding the models of the analysed devices and the impact of parameters on the devices behaviour - capability to use the simulation tools and the design tools and their optimization and relation to the device and circuit characteristcs - skill in the design of small circuits based on the analyzed devices - capability in writing a correct, exhaustive and clear technical report Written exam: - knowledges on the theoretical behavior of the devices and the systems analyzed - understanding of the impact of parameters and of technology on the device behavior - capability to apply the theoretical analysis to practical and numerical examples - knowledge of the technological processes i=mpacting ont the electronics behavior of the devices - capability to design small circuits based on the analyzed devices Oral exam: - knlowledges on the devices and circuits characteristics and parameters and of the analyzed fabrication processes - knowledges of the relations among theory and application for the devices and circuits analyzed - capability to discuss the performance of devices and circuits Final Project: - skill in analyzing the behavior of devices and/or circuits - capability to search and understand new aspects of the subject analyzed no only covered during the lectures, independence in finding solutions to unexpected problems on the devices, the circuits and the adopted tools - creativity in the design and application of the device under analysis - capability to write a complete and extended technical report Exam rules -Laboratory reports: The reports are to be delivered within two weeks from the dalboratory date, are expected to be completed in terms of the answers to the asked questions and exercises, are required to be well presented and connected to the theory analyzed in the lectures; critical thinking will be especially evaluated. Lab reports are evaluated over a maximu score of 30 -Written exam: It consists of two/three open questions that might include also numerical exercise as a part to be completed and the time for the exam is two hours; no reading material or books are allowed; maximum score 30 -Oral exam: the exam is based on three to five questions on the whole subject and could include also to apply the theory and practice to new cases and discuss them. The oral consists in 15 minuts to prepare the answers to two questions and 30 minutes to present the answers and to discuss them at the board -Final Project: the project topic will be chosen among a list of possibilities, each related to one of the subjects analyzed in classes and in labs; critical thinking is especially stimulated and in some cases could require to learn and discover new elements and tools; the project will be described with some progressive steps and the student can choose how many steps to take. the maximum evaluation is 30L and will be related to the number of steps, the degree of difficulty, the capability to apply the theory and to go in depth with the analysis as well as the level of creativity and imagination involved. The project should be delivered by the end of the winter exam session. The project is not mandatory; if not taken the final score will be evaluated on the basis of the other three parts on a maximum of 28.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.