P35: Using HPC to Model Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata
SessionPoster Reception
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Event Type
ACM Student Research Competition
Poster
Reception
TimeTuesday, November 14th5:15pm -
7pm
LocationFour Seasons Ballroom
DescriptionIn an effort to discover reduce power dissipation in
computing devices we aim to use the charge based
computing paradigm of Quantum-dot Cellular Automata
(QCA). The interactions between neighboring cells
containing quantum dots enables general-purpose
computing. The clock and other inputs excite the system
causing it to vibrate which requires QCA to relax the
system to its ground state so calculations can be
performed. This occurs primarily through environmental
coupling. In order to find the correct parameters to
reach lower power dissipations we modeled this coupling.
We chose to model a 3-dot cell system using the Lindblad
equation and power equations. These calculations are
complex and intensive requiring the use of high
performance computing. This method is effective as it
continues to determine optimal environmental coupling
levels. I will present by giving a summarized
walkthrough of my poster along with a QR code linking to
a video walkthrough of it.
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