SWAN-ON-CHIP

Low-power spintronics wireless autonomous node (SWAN) integrated circuits developed via the spintronics technology accelerator platform


Wireless Sensor Networks

 
 

Wireless sensor networks are the cornerstone infrastructure required for the implementation of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) and “Edge computing” paradigms, with a requirement for low-energy autonomous sensor nodes, capable of efficiently gathering information for processing at a central hub.

 
 

Spintronics Wireless Autonomous Node (SWAN)

By harnessing the spin of an electron, spintronic devices have already shown potential as sensors, non-volatile memories, energy harvesters, radiofrequency sources and rectifiers, and more recently for novel computing paradigms.

 

Spintronics Technology Accelerator Platform

 

Whilst the CMOS compatibility of spintronics has been often publicised, most of the efforts at integration exist in closed industrial environments, whilst at a research level, CMOS co-integration is not widely accessible due to cost restrictions.

Key actors from Advanced Materials, Nanofabrication, Devices, IC Circuit design and Industry and SMEs