Circuit

Advances in Microelectromechanical Digital Circuit Design: Low Power Computation, Sensing and Beyond

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KAUST

Electromechanical switches were the core elements of the very first digital computers in early 20th century. While these switches were later replaced by the smaller, faster and more reliable "transistor" technology, they found a new life following the development of nanofabrication tools and Micro-electromechannical Systems (MEMS). In this seminar we will explore the most recent advances in the field of MEMS-based digital circuit and sensor design. We also examine the application of MEMS switches and resonators in building the most important blocks of a digital system, namely adders, multipliers, data converters, sequential and combinational complex logic, and discuss the future of this technology in the beyond-CMOS era.

Moutazbellah Khater

Research Interests Moutaz is an experienced research and development specialist with hands-on industrial experience. His professional experience covers the full product development cycle, from the conceptual phase all the way to implementation. Throughout his academic research and professional career, He has developed several novel applications and solved numerous technical challenges and as a result he has gained a broad experience particularly in automotive electronics, power electronics, magnetic measurements, electronics manufacturing and research and development. With his unique