Nano-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Integrated Oscillator Arrays for Energy-Efficient Physical Reservoir Computing (NOEMIA)

用于节能物理油藏计算的纳米光机电集成振荡器阵列 (NOEMIA)

基本信息

批准号：
EP/X03495X/1
负责人：
YOSHISHIGE TSUCHIYA
金额：
$ 34.82万
依托单位：
University of Southampton
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2023 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX03495X%2F1
关键词：
Nano Opto Electro Mechanical Integrated

项目摘要

A significant percentage of the global energy production is consumed by Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and the consumption will be further accelerated with rapid and broad adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) where demand on complex machine learning models with high power consumption is increasing. The NOEMIA project aims to develop a fundamentally novel energy-efficient hardware alternative for machine learning by using Nano-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NOEMS) technology. Within the project timeline, NOEMIA targets to deliver a world-first Nano-Opto-Electro-Mechanical (NOEM) coupled oscillator array integrated with GeSn photodetectors fabricated via silicon-compatible technologies. Active integration of silicon photonics components with nanomechanical oscillators will allow us to detect sub-nW oscillation with excellent sensitivity and with minimal energy loss. The dynamic behaviour and scalability of the systems will be explored theoretically and device and material-level system tunability will be investigated towards the application for physical reservoir computing, a fast, simple, and energy-efficient option of machine learning.The NOEMIA project (1.16M EUR in total) is approved in the EU CHIST-ERA scheme, and the project consortium consists of 5 institutions from 5 different countries with complementary expertise. The project lead, University of Southampton (UOS) in the UK offers strong expertise of nanodevice fabrication and advanced nanophotonics, and Institut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologie (IEMN) in France provides skills of MEMS technology and opto-electro-mechanical characterisation. National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taiwan contributes with their Si photonics and GeSn photodetector expertise, and laser annealing and material modification are conducted by Riga Technical University (RTU) in Latvia. The Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Czech Republic leads theoretical investigation of nonlinear oscillators. Successful demonstration of novel NOEM integrated oscillator arrays by the unique and interdisciplinary NOEMIA consortium will make a significant impact on the development of next generation AI hardware, one of the most exciting research fields in ICT.

全球能源生产的很大一部分是由信息和通信技术（ICT）消耗的，随着人工智能（AI）的快速广泛采用，对高功耗复杂机器学习模型的需求不断增加，这一消耗将进一步加速NOEMIA 项目旨在通过使用纳米光机电系统 (NOEMS) 技术开发一种全新的节能硬件替代方案，以在项目时间内实现世界首创。纳米光机电 (NOEM) 耦合振荡器阵列与通过硅兼容技术制造的 GeSn 光电探测器集成，硅光子元件与纳米机械振荡器的主动集成将使我们能够以优异的灵敏度和最小的能量损失来检测亚纳米级振荡。将从理论上探索系统的动态行为和可扩展性，并将研究设备和材料级系统的可调谐性，以应用于物理储层计算，这是一种快速、简单、节能的机器学习选择。NOEMIA 项目（总计 116 万欧元）在欧盟 CHIST-ERA 计划中获得批准，该项目联合体由来自 5 个不同国家、具有互补专业知识的 5 个机构组成该项目的牵头人。英国南安普顿大学 (UOS) 提供纳米器件制造和先进纳米光子学方面的强大专业知识，以及微电子和纳米技术研究所法国的IEMN (IEMN) 提供MEMS 技术，台湾国立台湾大学(NTU) 提供硅光子学和GeSn 光电探测器专业知识，而里加技术大学(RTU) 则提供激光退火和材料改性。）在拉脱维亚，捷克科学院 (CAS) 热力学研究所领导了新型 NOEM 集成的理论研究。由独特的跨学科 NOEMIA 联盟开发的振荡器阵列将对下一代人工智能硬件的开发产生重大影响，这是信息通信技术中最令人兴奋的研究领域之一。