Welcome to the first MemrisTec Summer School which is covering the topics of the research programme Memristive Devices Toward Smart Technical Systems.
Memristors are nanoelectric devices capable of storage and computation. Their specific properties make it possible to integrate significantly more memory than before in a very small space and to create novel, biologically inspired networks for information processing.
This creates electronic circuits whose performance is significantly greater than that of conventional semiconductor solutions. The highly efficient and faster memory technologies are better able than conventional technologies to meet the challenges of the Internet of Things. Due to their high efficiency and small size, memristors also allow the development of highly sensitive biosensors, which are particularly interesting for medical technology.
Such sensors can be used, for example, to detect cancer cells very sensitively at low concentrations. Moreover, memristors are particularly well suited for imaging the learning behavior of synapses in neuromorphic electronic systems, i.e. the development of artificial brains. That is, in the future, computers may be created that can “think” and “learn” with memristors. In addition, a multitude of other possible applications is conceivable.
Reach the accomodation destination Aachen e.g. by train (station name Aachen Hbf) on Wednesday evening latest (7.9.) – we will have an informal Welcome Dinner at 20:00.
If coming by plane, close airports are Maastricht-Aachen, Köln/Bonn, Brussel or Frankfurt/Main. From the airport, trains should be available to reach Aachen. Check out the Summer School map below…
All participants will stay in the Aachen Hostel or the a&o Hostel in Aachen (in the case of too many registrations).
You do not have to book here, we will book the accommodation for you after your registration!
The address of your destination:
Aachen Hostel
Mauerstr. 116
52064 Aachen
There is no registration fee as we are a team of universites and research institutions without aspiration to gain profit. To negotiate good prices for accomodation, meals, bus transfer, activities we will ask you for a participation fee covering these expenses. Your journey to/from Aachen is not included. The participation fee is in estimation right now, but expect roughly 500..700€ for the 9 nights.
It would be more easy for you to follow if you already have a Bachelor degree (or similar) in a STEM subject, e.g. electrical engineering, materials sciences, physics, chemistry etc.
Please register as soon as possible – the number of participants is limited! First come – first serve! Especially, if you need a visa for Europe, please register soon.
Welcome Dinner
Check in & Rest after the (maybe) long journey
Welcome
Ronald Tetzlaff, Stephan Menzel, Rainer Waser, Christian Bruchatz
Lecture: Overview on ReRAM, History of ReRAM and memristors
Rainer Waser
Break
with intercultural sweets from the participants
Poster Session
Particpants present themselves
Lunch
Incl. small Campus Tour
Lecture: Nanoscale physical processes in ReRAM cells
Regina Dittmann (tbc)
Poster Session
Particpants present themselves
Break for self-study
Digest the new learned content and prepare questions
Ask Me Anything (AMA) session
Rainer Waser & Regina Dittmann (tbc)
City walk through Aachen
Incl. Cathedral & Dinner
Lecture: Modeling Memristor Devices and Applications in Cellular Nonlinear Networks
Ronald Tetzlaff
Break
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Poster Session
Particpants present themselves
Lunch
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Tutorial on Selector Devices
Dirk Wouters (tbc)
Poster Session
Particpants present themselves
Break for self-study
Digest the new learned content and prepare questions
Ask Me Anything (AMA) session
Ronald Tetzlaff & Dirk Wouters (tbc)
Lecture: Exploiting memristive multi-bit capabilities for near- and in-memory computing
Dietmar Fey
Break
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Lecture: tba
tba
Lunch
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Hiking in the Eifel mountains
Incl. sore feet and amazing views
Bus Transfer Aachen -> FZ Jülich
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Lecture: ReRAM modeling and dynamics
Stephan Menzel
Lecture: Overview on ReRAM technology
Vikas Rana
Lunch
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Lecture: Ferroelectric-based devices
Thomas Mikolajick (tbc)
Hands-on
tba
Ask Me Anything (AMA) session
Stephan Menzel, Vikas Rana & …
Bus Transfer FZ Jülich -> Aachen
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Bus Transfer Aachen -> FZ Jülich
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Lecture: Integration technology
Susanne Hoffmann-Eifert (tbc)
Lecture: Electrical characterization of memristors
Stefan Wiefels
Lunch
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Bicycle tour at FZ Jülich and surrounding
Incl. Supercomputer, JET Fusion Reactor, Tagebau Hambach etc.
Ask Me Anything (AMA) session
tba
Bus Transfer FZ Jülich -> Aachen
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Bus Transfer Aachen -> FZ Jülich
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Lecture: Logic in memory approaches
Mehdi Tahoori (tbc)
Lecture: RRAM based accelerators
John Paul Strachan (tbc)
Lunch
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Hands-on
tba
Bus Transfer FZ Jülich -> Preuswald
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Hiking around the border triangle Vaalserberg
Incl. Labyrinth
Bus Transfer Aachen -> FZ Jülich
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Lecture: Neuromorphic engineering
Elisabetta Chicca (tbc)
Lecture: Bioinspired cicuit design with locally active memristors
Alon Ascoli (tbc)
Lunch
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Lecture: System level approaches
Marc Reichenbach (tbc)
Hands-on
tba
Ask Me Anything (AMA) session
tba
Bus Transfer FZ Jülich -> Aachen
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Bus Transfer Aachen -> FZ Jülich
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Lecture: Application of Memristors in Smart CMOS Neural Tissue Interfaces
Roland Thewes
Lecture: On-CMOS Memristor teststructures
Roland Thewes
Lunch
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Ask Me Anything (AMA) session
tba
Bus Transfer FZ Jülich -> Herzogenrath
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Bus Transfer FZ Jülich -> Herzogenrath
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Hiking along Wurmtal
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Farewell Dinner
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Farewell Breakfast
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