TY - JOUR 
A1 - Cánovas Carrasco, Sebastián
AU - García Sánchez, Antonio Javier
AU - García Sánchez, Felipe
AU - García Haro, Joan
T1 - Conceptual design of a nano-networking device
Y1 - 2016
SN - 1424-8220
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9225
AB - Nanotechnology is an emerging scientific area whose advances, among many others, have a positive direct impact on the miniaturization of electronics. This unique technology enables the possibility to design and build electronic components as well as complete devices called nanomachines or nanodevices) at the nano scale. A nanodevice is expected to be an essential element able to operate in a nanonetwork, where a huge number of them would coordinate to acquire data, process the information gathered, and wirelessly transmit those data to end-points providing innovative services in many key scenarios, such as the human body or the environment. This paper is aimed at studying the feasibility of this type of device by carefully examining their main component parts, namely the nanoprocessor, nanomemory, nanoantenna, and nanogenerator. To this end, a thorough state-of-the-art review is conveyed to discuss, substantiate, and select the most suitable current technology (commercial or pre-commercial) for each component. Then, we further contribute by developing a complete conceptual nanodevice layout taking into consideration its ultra-small size (similar to a blood cell) and its very restricted capabilities (e.g., processing, memory storage, telecommunication, and energy management). The required resources as well as the power consumption are realistically estimated.
KW - Ingeniería Telemática
KW - Nanodevice
KW - Wireless nanosensor network
KW - Terahertz band
KW - Nanotechnology
KW - Ultra-low power device
KW - 3325.05  Radiocomunicaciones
LA - eng
PB - MDPI
ER -