Korea University Research and Business Foundation

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kyoung Ah Cho

Sang Sig Kim

Doo Hyeok Lim

Sol A Woo

Jin Sun Cho

Young Soo Park

Jin Yong Choi

Jae Min Son

Eun Joo Jang

Dong Hoon Lee

Hyun Suk Kim

Yoon Beom Park

Ju Hee Jeon

Yoon Joong Kim

Kyung Whan Yang

Hyun Gu Kang

Eun Woo Baek

Seung Gen Yang

The feedback field-effect transistor-based ring oscillator includes a plurality of feedback field-effect transistors each in which a diode structure is present as an n-type doped channel region and a p-type doped channel region between a drain terminal and a source terminal, a gate terminal is present in the diode structure, wherein the plurality of feedback field-effect transistors operates as p-channel mode when the gate terminal is present on the n-type doped channel region and operates as n-channel mode when the gate terminal is present on the p-type doped channel region, and in a plurality of inverters formed by the plurality of feedback field-effect transistor, an output terminal of an inverter of each stage is input to an input terminal of a next stage and an oscillation operation is performed based on supply voltage applied through the drain terminal and the source terminal.

Ring oscillators based on feedback field-effect transistors

The present disclosure relates to an energy harvesting technology for generating electrical energy by using a combination of a solar cell and a thermoelectric device. An energy harvesting system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a solar cell for generating electrical energy based on sunlight; a heat transfer layer formed on at least one edge portion of the upper surface of the solar cell on which sunlight is incident; and a thermoelectric device including a first electrode, a second electrode, a thermoelectric channel disposed between the first and second electrodes, having a horizontal structure in which the first electrode is disposed on the heat transfer layer to be arranged horizontally with respect to the solar cell, and configured to generate additional electrical energy based on the temperature difference between the first and second electrodes.

Energy harvesting system using a solar cell and thermoelectric device

The present disclosure relates to a novel integrate-and-fire (IF) neuron circuit using a single-gated feedback field-effect transistor (FBFET) to realize small size and low power consumption. According to the present disclosure, the neuron circuit according to one embodiment may generate potential by charging current input from synapses through a capacitor. In this case, when the generated potential exceeds a threshold value, the neuron circuit may generate and output a spike voltage corresponding to the generated potential using a single-gated feedback field-effect transistor connected to the capacitor. Then, the neuron circuit may reset the generated spike voltage using transistors connected to the feedback field-effect transistor.

Integrate-and-fire neuron circuit using single-gated feedback field-effect transistor

Disclosed is technology that is driven using a positive feedback loop of a feedback field-effect transistor and is capable of performing a logic-in memory function. The logic-in-memory inverter includes a metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor, and a feedback field-effect transistor in which a drain region of a nanostructure is connected in series to a drain region of the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor, wherein the logic-in-memory inverter performs a logical operation is performed based on an output voltage Vthat changes depending on a level of an input voltage Vthat is input to a gate electrode of the feedback field-effect transistor and a gate electrode of the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor while a source voltage Vis input to a source region of the nanostructure and a drain voltage Vis input to a source region of the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

Logic-in-memory inverter using feedback field-effect transistor

The present disclosure relates to an integrated dual-sided all-in-one energy system including a plurality of vertically stacked dual-sided all-in-one energy apparatuses, each including an energy-harvesting device and an energy-storage device disposed on both sides of a substrate, and according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an integrated dual-sided all-in-one energy system may include a plurality of dual-sided all-in-one energy apparatuses, each including an energy-harvesting device that is formed as an electrode pattern on one side of a substrate and generates electrical energy by harvesting energy based on a temperature difference between a first side and a second side and an energy-storage device that is formed on the other side of the substrate and is selectively connected to the energy-harvesting device based on the electrode pattern to store the generated electrical energy.

Integrated dual-sided all-in-one energy system including plural vertically stacked dual-sided all-in-one energy apparatuses

The present disclosure relates to a novel neuron circuit using a p-n-p-n diode to realize small size and low power consumption. The neuron circuit according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may generate potential by charging current input from synapses through a capacitor. In this case, when the generated potential exceeds a critical value, the neuron circuit may generate and output a spike voltage corresponding to the generated potential using a p-n-p-n diode connected to the capacitor.

Neuron circuit using p-n-p-n diode without external bias voltages

The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable logic-in-memory device using a silicon transistor, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reconfigurable logic-in-memory device using a silicon transistor comprises the silicon transistor including a drain region, a first channel region, a second channel region, a source region, and a gate region, wherein the silicon transistor performs a first channel operation while forming a first positive feedback loop in which an electron is a majority carrier in the first channel region and the second channel region depending on a level of a gate voltage Vapplied through the gate region or performs a second channel operation while forming a second positive feedback loop in which a hole is a majority carrier in the first channel region and the second channel region depending on the level of a gate voltage Vapplied through the gate region.

Reconfigurable logic-in-memory device using silicon transistor

Provided is a spike pulse generation circuit comprising a single silicon device configured to non-periodically or periodically generate a spike pulse. More particularly, the spike pulse generation circuit comprising the single silicon device can utilize a positive feedback loop and a negative feedback loop to be mutually connected so as to selectively output a spike pulse related to a neural oscillation function similar to biological oscillation, thereby being capable of serving as a ring oscillator and performing a neuron function operation.

Spike pulse generation circuit comprising single silicon device

The present disclosure discloses a feedback field-effect electronic device using a feedback loop operation and an array circuit using the feedback field-effect electronic device. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the array circuit includes a plurality of feedback field-effect electronic devices in which the source region of a diode structure and the drain region of an access electronic device are connected in series, wherein the diode structure is connected to a bit line and a first word line, the access electronic device is connected to a source line and a second word line, and a random access operation is performed by selectively applying voltage to the bit line and the first and second word lines.

Feedback field-effect electronic device using feedback loop operation and array circuit using feedback field-effect electronic device

The present invention provides a thermoelectric micro-supercapacitor integrated device comprising: a thermoelectric power generation module comprising a thermoelectric unit body including a thermoelectric channel interposed between two different heat sources and disposed on a substrate, the thermoelectric channel being composed of an n-type or p-type semiconductor; and a micro-supercapacitor module configured to be operated in cooperation with the thermoelectric power generation module and including a pair of collector electrodes between which an electric potential difference is generated through the thermoelectric channel.

Thermoelectric micro-supercapacitor integrated device and manufacturing method thereof

The present disclosure discloses a feedback field-effect array device capable of converting between volatile and non-volatile operations and an array circuit using the same. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the array circuit may include a plurality of feedback field-effect array devices, wherein the source region of the feedback field-effect electronic device and the drain region of an access electronic device may be connected to each other in series, the feedback field-effect electronic device may be connected to a bit line and a first word line, the access electronic device may be connected to a source line and a second word line, and any one of first and second gate voltages may be applied to the first word line to store data in a first logic state or data in a second logic state.

Feedback field-effect array device capable of converting between volatile and non-volatile operations and array circuit using the same

The present disclosure discloses a transposable feedback field-effect electronic device and an array circuit using the feedback field-effect electronic device. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the feedback field-effect electronic device may include a diode structure, a plurality of gate electrodes, and a plurality of access electronic devices, wherein, when the diode structure receives voltage through a first gate electrode of the gate electrodes and a first access electronic device of the access electronic devices, first direction access may be performed, and when the diode structure receives voltage through a second gate electrode of the gate electrodes and a second access electronic device of the access electronic devices, second direction access may be performed.

Transposable feedback field-effect electronic device and array circuit using the same

The present invention provides a thermoelectric generator module including a set of module unit bodies disposed between a hot source and a cold source to serve as fundamental structures for performing thermoelectric power generation and a method of manufacturing the thermoelectric generator module. Each of the module unit bodies comprises: a first electrodes disposed at one of the hot source and the cold source; a second electrode disposed at the other of the hot source and the cold source so as to be spaced apart from the first electrodes; a first nanowire configured to interconnect the first electrode and the second electrode and composed of an n-type or p-type semiconductor; and a second nanowire.

Thermoelectric generator module and method for manufacturing the same

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module, the method comprising: an electrode formation step of forming a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes so as to be spaced apart from and opposite to each other in an alternately staggered arrangement relative to each other; a first nanofiber arrangement step of arranging a first nonofiber including an n-type or p-type semiconductor; and a second nanofiber arrangement step of arranging a second nonofiber including a semiconductor of a type different from the type of the semiconductor forming the first nanofiber, a nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module manufactured by the method, and an electrospinning apparatus of manufacturing nanofibers for the nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module.

Nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module, method for manufacturing the same, and electrospinning apparatus for manufacturing nanofibers therefore

A light receiving element, in which nanoparticles obtained by a colloidal synthesis are interconnected so as to serve as a channel for electrons excited by light received by the nanoparticles, thereby improving the performance of the light receiving element and simplifying a process for manufacturing the light receiving element.

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Seoul, South Korea

Kyoung Ah Cho