Larry Pileggi

Tanoto Professor – ECE

Department	Center for Silicon System Implementation
Office	2113 Hamerschlag Hall
Telephone	(412)-268-6774
Fax	(412)-268-1374
Email	pileggi@ece.cmu.edu
Website	http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~pileggi/

Research Interests

Analog and Digital SoC Designs in Advanced Technologies

Application-specific ICs (ASICs) and SoCs (System on Chips) are, in principal, able to provide the best power-performance product for any particular electronic task. But completing these designs at an affordable cost with nanoscale devices that are characterized by large parameter variability remains challenging. This challenge is further complicated by the integration of heterogeneous materials and devices with CMOS that overcome some of the limitations of a stagnant CMOS technology. Dr. Pileggi's group is creating new circuits and systems for emerging applications and the supporting design technology and infrastructure that makes them feasible and affordable for commercial and military applications.

Circuits and Emerging Applications for Post-CMOS Technologies

As we approach the end of CMOS scaling there is great interest in discovering the post-CMOS technologies that will enable the next era of exponential-rate improvement for integrated circuits (ICs). Toward this goal it is important for the research exploration to concurrently consider the circuit opportunities and device possibilities as they impact specific architectures and application opportunities. Dr. Pileggi's group is investigating new post-CMOS technologies, including novel nanoscale magnetic devices, and futuristic circuit architectures, such as those used for neuromputing and image processing, that together could create new application domains for electronic systems.