International Symposium on Atomic Switch: Invention, Practical Use and Future Prospects

sponsors: MANA, NIMS, NEC, JST
International Symposium on Atomic Switch: Invention, Practical Use and Future Prospects

Symposium Chair: Masakazu Aono
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)


Date: 28th March, 2017
Venue: Room “SUBARU”, Annex 1F,
Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba
( http://www.okura-tsukuba.co.jp/eng/ )


Booklet [Abstracts and List of publications] (PDF) can be downloaded.  

Scope

The “atomic switch”, which was invented in 2001 and has been investigated at MANA/NIMS for about 10 years with the support of JST and MEXT and in collaboration with NEC, has come into practical use as the “NEC AtomSW-FPGA”, which will soon be used in robots and space satellites for example. This is because the atomic switch is not only compact and has low power-consumption, but also because it is scarcely influenced by electromagnetic noise and radiation (including cosmic rays).

To celebrate the practical use of the atomic switch, which is a novel nanoelectronics device originating in Japan, we hold a memorial symposium as follows. At the symposium, we will also present information about how the atomic switch has begun to be used for brain-type information processing and for completely novel functional nanodevices. We believe that this symposium will be useful for all the scientists and engineers who are interested in nanoscale devices in relation to AI and IoT. Please participate in this symposium.

Speakers

  • James K. Gimzewski (UCLA, USA)
  • Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Waseda. Univ., Japan)
  • Hiroshi Hihara (NEC Corp., Japan)
  • Song-ju Kim (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Tomonobu Nakayama (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Toshitsugu Sakamoto (NEC Corp., Japan)
  • Kazuya Terabe (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Takashi Tsuchiya (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Tohru Tsuruoka (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Ilia Valov (Research Centre Jülich, Germany)
  • Satoshi Watanabe (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)

Program

27th March

18:00 - 20:00 Registration/Reception (Bar Continental, 11F)

28th March

9:00 Registration (Room “SUBARU”, Annex 1F)

<Opening Session>

9:30 Opening Address, Masakazu Aono (Director, MANA/NIMS)
9:40 Greeting, Kazuhito Hashimoto (President, NIMS)
9:50 Greeting, Motoo Nishihara (Senior Vice President, NEC Corp.)
10:00 Greeting, Jun’ichi Sone (Senior Fellow, JST)

<Part I> From Invention to Practical Use of the Atomic Switch

10:10 Kazuya Terabe (MANA/NIMS), “Invention and Development of the Atomic Switch”
10:50 Toshitsugu Sakamoto (NEC Corp.), “Pathway to Atomic Switch Based Programmable Logic”
11:30 Hiroki Hihara (NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.), “Atom-Switch FPGA Application for IoT Sensing System in Space”
11:55 Group Photo & Lunch
13:20 Poster Session with coffee

<Part II> New Developments of the Atomic Switch

13:50 Ilia Valov, (Research Centre Jülich), “Nanoscale Electrochemical Studies: How We can Use the Atomic Switch”
14:30 Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Waseda Univ.), “Development of Three-Terminal Atomic Switch and Related Topics”
14:55 Tohru Tsuruoka (MANA/NIMS), “Artificial Synapses Realized by Atomic Switch Technology”
15:20 Coffee Break
15:35 James K. Gimzewski (UCLA), “Atom Switches for Neuroarchitectonics”
16:00 Tomonobu Nakayama (MANA/NIMS), “Emerging Functionality of Neuromorphically Networked Structures”
16:25 Satoshi Watanabe (Univ. Tokyo), “Atomistic Simulations for Understanding Microscopic Mechanism of Atomic Switches”
16:50 Song-Ju Kim (MANA/NIMS) “Atomic Switch Based Decision Making”
17:15 Takashi Tsuchiya (MANA/NIMS), “Nanoionic Devices for Physical Property Tuning and Enhancement”
17:40 Closing remarks, Kazuya Terabe (MANA/NIMS)
18:00 Banquet (Banquet Hall “SUBARU”)

Program (PDF)

Committee

Steering Committee

  • James K. Gimzewski [Chair] (UCLA, USA)
  • Teruo Kishi (SMA, Japan)
  • Toshio Kuroki (JSPS, Japan)
  • Jun’ichi Sone (JST, Japan)
  • Rainer Waser (RWTH-Aachen Univ., Germany)
  • Mark E. Welland (Univ. Cambridge, UK)
  • R. Stanley Williams (HP Labs, USA)
  • Shu Yamaguchi (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)

Organizing Committee

  • Masakazu Aono [Chair] (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • James K. Gimzewski (UCLA, USA)
  • Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Waseda Univ., Japan)
  • Tomonobu Nakayama (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Toshitsugu Sakamoto (NEC Corp., Japan)
  • Tadahiko Sugibayashi (NEC Corp., Japan)
  • Kazuya Terabe (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Tohru Tsuruoka (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Takashi Tsuchiya (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Ilia Valov (Research Centre Jülich, Germany)
  • Rainer Waser (RWTH-Aachen Univ., Germany)

Local Organizing Committee

  • Masakazu Aono [Chair] (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Tomonobu Nakayama [Co-chair] (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Kazuya Terabe [Co-chair] (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Tohru Tsuruoka (MANA/NIMS, Japan)
  • Takashi Tsuchiya (MANA/NIMS, Japan)

Registration

We appreciate for pre-registration by 24th March, 2017, but on-site registration is also welcome.
Please email the following information to: atomswitch-mana[at]ml.nims.go.jp

  • Your name
  • Your affiliation and title
  • Your email address and your telephone number
  • Attendance for the reception (27, March) and banquet (28, March) (Free) [Yes or No]

事前登録

事前登録は3月24日まで受け付けます。当日の登録も歓迎します。
以下の情報を atomswitch-mana[at]ml.nims.go.jp までメールでお送りください。

  • お名前の日本語および英語表記
  • 所属と役職名
  • メールアドレスと電話番号
  • 27日のレセプションと28日のバンケット参加(無料)の有無

Contact

Please email to the local organizing committee.: atomswitch-symp[at]ml.nims.go.jp

Venue

Room “SUBARU”, Annex 1F, Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba

access to Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba