GATEPOST
The need for a next-generation computing platform becomes clear from loT and 5G/6G and their high performance and low power requirements. Now, graphene and 2D materials (2DM) offer the unique ability to enable highly confined nonlinear interactions of light at low powers and at extremely low response times in the femtosecond range. However it must be integrated with CMOS compatible, Iow-loss siliconnitride(SiN) platform that facilitates the possibility to create circuits for fast low power, high bandwidth, general purpose computing and memory completely in the optical domain. As the most important challenge comes from the maturity of the graphene processes with standard CMOS environments, the main goal of GATEPOST is to fabricate and demonstrate a radically new graphene-based all-optical data processing platform, integrated and tested in a real CMOS pilot line. These components are realized in the 2D-Experimental Pilot Line at IHP, allowing for scalable fabrication and strengthening the EU's supply-chain in high-performance computing. In the future, the developed platform can be deployed for applications in AI, autonomous driving and more, paving the way for computing beyond von Neumann and Moore's Law.
Funding
The project is funded by the EU.
Project partners
Akhetonics GmbH
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
University of Thessaloniki
Enlightra
Fraunhofer HHI
IMEC
Eura