The Lecture offers a thorough understanding of diverse nano-scale brain-inspired devices, covering the foundational physics behind their operation, spanning from classical descriptions to quantum principles. Additionally, it provides an overview of micro/nano-fabrication technologies. The lecture will conclude by exploring real-world applications inspired by the brain's functionality.

Digital and analogue signals and their representation. Combinational and sequential circuits and systems, boolean algebra, Karnaugh-maps. Finite state machines. Memory and computing building blocks in CMOS technology, programmable logic circuits.

This lecture introduces basic digital circuit components. The first part focuses on logic gates, and their realization with CMOS transistors. The physics and the operation principle of transistors will be analyzed in details. Then, the Boolean algebra, codes, as well as the synthesis and analysis of simple circuits will be discussed. The second part is dedicated to latches and flip-flops.

This class offers an introduction into quantum transport theory, a rigorous approach to electron transport at the nanoscale. It covers different topics such as bandstructure, Wave Function and Non-equilibrium Green's Function formalisms, and electron interactions with their environment. Matlab exercises accompany the lectures where students learn how to develop their own transport simulator.