NanoHUB.org - the ABACUS tool suite as a framework for semiconductor education courses

Mehrotra, Saumitra Raj; Zentner, Lynn; Klimeck, Gerhard; Vasileska, Dragica

doi:10.1109/nano.2011.6144581

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“…See for example Figure 2, which shows the snapshot view of the very popular tool "Bandstructure Lab" on nanoHUB.org. This tool [7,8], like any other published tool, has a digital object identifier that can be cited in scientific publications. Lastly, we take the view, as do most tool authors, of the tools as a formal publication, which carries the author's name publicly.…”

Section: Incentives and Low Barriers To Participation Keep The Contenmentioning

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nanoHUB.org: Experiences and Challenges in Software Sustainability for a Large Scientific Community

Zentner¹,

Zentner²,

Farnsworth³

et al. 2014

Journal of Open Research Software

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BackgroundThe Network for Computational Nanotechnology Cyberinfrastructure Node (NCN CI) is responsible for the operation and support of the cyber-platform nanoHUB.org, serving a large scientific community centered around the nanoscience and nanotechnology fields. The word "community" is constantly on our minds. One definition of community is a "body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society. 1 " For us, this means we have a challenge of supporting a variety of community members, with varying viewpoints and needs; generally many wish to participate and utilize nanoHUB while a significantly smaller subset contribute to our online facility for that community. The staunchness of policy we set, the degree to which we enforce it, and the features we choose to make available are under constant examination: Are we making decisions that selectively encourage some members of the community while alienating others? Is the community we serve only those who agree with the policies we set, or do we need to look at setting policies that do not unnecessarily exclude well-respected members of the nanoscience and nanotechnology fields? nanoHUB has a significant ten year history of data and experience. nanoHUB users exceed 260,000 annually and access a portfolio of over 4000 resources contributed by over 1,000 authors, including over 300 simulation tools contributed by 411 software authors and developers. Such broad use and a large, vibrant community provide continued opportunities for growth, but careful management of policies and processes is necessary to anticipate and meet associated challenges.

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Section: Incentives and Low Barriers To Participation Keep The Contenmentioning

confidence: 99%

nanoHUB.org: Experiences and Challenges in Software Sustainability for a Large Scientific Community

Zentner¹,

Zentner²,

Farnsworth³

et al. 2014

Journal of Open Research Software

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“…Subsequently, we focused on existing classes that could be augmented immediately by online simulation if teachers and students had a single computational resource with all the necessary tools combined into a single tool. ABACUS, focused on the teaching and learning of semiconductor device fundamentals, serves such a user community [4] . Homework and project assignments are available in an associated, living document wiki page that undergoes continuous improvement.…”

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nanoHUB.org: cloud-based services for nanoscale modeling, simulation, and education

Madhavan

Zentner

Farnsworth

et al. 2013

Nanotechnology Reviews

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nanoHUB.org is arguably one of the most successful science gateways funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is the cyberinfrastructure that supports the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), currently serving over 240,000 users annually in 172 countries worldwide. It features a range of resources including seminars, online courses, short courses, fullfledged tool-powered curricula, and over 260 online simulations and modeling tools. nanoHUB functions as a scientific cloud where users cannot only design and run their tools but also provide a worldwide audience access to these tools with no installation or minimal infrastructural requirements on the users ' part.

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“…In data processing architectures like in GPUs or NoC [14] [15] or microprocessors [16] [17] power consumption is more important in most of the cases. For emerging technologies a possibility is represented by NANOHUB [18], which is a web based resource where a set of tools and documents can be freely used to enhance the learning experience. While MASTAR and BACPAC are focused on MOSFET technology, NANOHUB considers also emerging technologies.…”

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Understanding CMOS Technology Through TAMTAMS Web

Riente

Hussain

Roch

et al. 2016

IEEE Trans. Emerg. Topics Comput.

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In the last decades CMOS technology has undergone an extraordinary evolution. Thanks to the continuous scaling process, CMOS transistors are now so small that millions can be easily fitted in a single chip. Shrinking transistor sizes has complex consequences on the performance of both the transistor itself and the system that is based upon it. Understanding and teaching the CMOS scaling process and its consequences on circuits is an increasingly difficult task. Furthermore the scaling process is reaching an end, due to the continuously growing fabrication costs and the unavoidable physical limits on the smallest size achievable. As a consequence many emerging technologies, like carbon nanotubes and nanowires, are being studied as possible CMOS substitutes. Describing and teaching these new technologies, alongside the scaled transistor itself, adopting a complete and well organized approach is a process that presents further difficulties.To solve these problems we have started in the past years the development of TAMTAMS, a tool conceived to analyze CMOS circuits, from device to system level. The tool is based on models derived from the literature or, in some cases, internally developed and verified. It allows to analyze the main characteristics of a CMOS transistor, like currents, threshold voltage or mobility, considering different technology nodes and parameters, and to understand how they influence circuits performance. The tool structure is open and modular, allowing therefore easy integration of further CMOS technologies and to compare them. In this paper we present a total overview of the original tool, TAMTAMS Web. While the general concept behind the tool is still the same, the tool was completely rewritten around a web interface. TAMTAMS Web is freely accessible to students and to any one interested in CMOS technology. As a future development several post-CMOS technologies will be added to TAMTAMs Web, allowing therefore a comparison with state of the art CMOS. TAMTAMS Web is actively used in the Integrated System Technologies (IST) held at Politecnico di Torino. It defines a new way of learning, because students learn and understand modern electronic technology both using TAMTAMS Web as an instrument, and being part of the development process, as part of the IST course.

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NanoHUB.org - the ABACUS tool suite as a framework for semiconductor education courses

Cited by 5 publications

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nanoHUB.org: Experiences and Challenges in Software Sustainability for a Large Scientific Community

nanoHUB.org: Experiences and Challenges in Software Sustainability for a Large Scientific Community

nanoHUB.org: cloud-based services for nanoscale modeling, simulation, and education

Understanding CMOS Technology Through TAMTAMS Web

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