title: First realization of the piezoelectronic stress-based transduction device.
abstract: We present the first realization of a monolithically integrated piezoelectronic transistor (PET), a new transduction-based computer switch which could potentially operate conventional computer logic at 1/50 the power requirements of current Si-based transistors (Chen 2014 Proc. IEEE ICICDT pp 1-4; Mamaluy et al 2014 Proc. IWCE pp 1-2). In PET operation, an input gate voltage expands a piezoelectric element (PE), transducing the input into a pressure pulse which compresses a piezoresistive element (PR). The PR resistance goes down, transducing the signal back to voltage and turning the switch 'on'. This transduction physics, in principle, allows fast, low-voltage operation. In this work, we address the processing challenges of integrating chemically incompatible PR and PE materials together within a surrounding cage against which the PR can be compressed. This proof-of-concept demonstration of a fully integrated, stand-alone PET device is a key step in the development path toward a fast, low-power very large scale integration technology.
authors: IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, 1101 Kitchawan Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA.
authors: Josephine B
authors: JB
authors: Chang
authors: Hiroyuki
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authors: Miyazoe
authors: Matthew
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authors: Copel
authors: Paul M
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authors: Solomon
authors: Xiao-Hu
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authors: Liu
authors: Thomas M
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authors: Shaw
authors: Alejandro G
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authors: Schrott
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authors: Gignac
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