Dept. of Informatics, UiO
The University of Oslo has a range of research groups working on fields such as electronic systems for instrumentation, robotics and nanotechnology. The Nanoelectronics research group (NANO) at the Department of Informatics specializes in micro and nanoelectronics system design.
The main research focus is to develop integrated circuits and systems by using state-of-the-art CMOS technology. This involves computer-aided design processes, the creation of chips using nanometer technology, testing and evaluation. Real application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are made using analog, digital or mixed-mode technologies. The group is focused on designing power efficient, robust nano circuits (“green electronics”). Typical application areas are biomedical engineering and wireless sensor networks.
The research group has advanced, state-of-the-art design tools and several laboratories for circuit prototyping, measurement and testing, and is currently expanding its laboratory facilities in the University´s new Ole-Johan Dahl building with the creation of the PICOLab. The PICOLab will consist of a Faraday chamber for shielding at ultra low current levels (picoamperes), an advanced prototyping lab and an anechoic chamber for millimeter and microwave measurements.
The group is also a partner in the interdisciplinary effort called Smart Environment Technology, which combines nanoelectronics, digital signal processing, and distributed multimedia systems to create systems of numerous, tiny, self-contained, Internet-based sensors and actuators that interact directly with the environment. Another interdisciplinary project involving the NANO group is called STAR, or Space Technology and Research Development Centre, which also includes researchers from the UiO Department of Physics. Future space technology will take advantage of the NANO group´s expertise in ultra low power electronics with built-in redundancy, as well as integrated RF MEMS components, for use in pico satellites.
The NANO group currently has six Professors and Associate Professors that supervise a number of postdocs and PhD students within their specialities:
