Green materials for neurOMorphic signal processing by organic synaptic transistors
GreenOMorph aims to drastically reduce the environmental impact of electronics by using neuromorphic computing and organic materials, promoting sustainable manufacturing and reducing reliance on critical raw materials.
Projectdetails
Introduction
Electronics today cause major environmental impacts through manufacture, use, and disposal, as well as growing concerns about Europe's economic and technological dependence on other regions of the world.
Project Objective
The overall objective of GreenOMorph is the radical reduction of the environmental impact of electronics manufacture, use, and end-of-life, as well as a total avoidance of critical raw materials in manufactured devices.
Methodology
We attack this goal on the one hand by choosing neuromorphic instead of common Von Neumann computing, reducing the energy consumed during use by several orders of magnitude. On the other hand, we completely rely on organic electronics with innovative green materials and additive low-temperature manufacturing by:
- Blade coating
- Screen-printing
- Inkjet printing
These methods are applied in all parts of an organic artificial sensory neuron for recognition of tactile pressure patterns.
Project Components
The parts of the neuron include:
- Organic tactile sensor
- Organic signal conditioning circuits
- Organic artificial synapses
- The neuron itself
These components are validated outcomes of the project and contribute to the project portfolio of Responsible Electronics already during their development.
Performance and Environmental Impact
The outcomes of the project will help to replace a performance-at-any-cost attitude. It is essential to stay fully aware that developing non-performing devices, which are not accepted by users, would also have a significant environmental impact. Therefore, performance targets and market analysis are equally important as low environmental impact targets and social life cycle assessment.
Conclusion
By demonstrating that it is possible to fulfill a given purpose with an environmental footprint orders of magnitude smaller than today, while simultaneously reducing dependence on other regions of the world, our low-environmental-footprint-first approach will serve as a reference in the future. This will benefit scientific communities, technology developers, manufacturers, and end users alike.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
Subsidiebedrag | € 4.041.021 |
Totale projectbegroting | € 4.041.021 |
Tijdlijn
Startdatum | 1-10-2024 |
Einddatum | 31-3-2029 |
Subsidiejaar | 2024 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBHpenvoerder
- FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ
- TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN
- CENTRE TECHNIQUE INDUSTRIEL DE LA PLASTURGIE ET DES COMPOSITES
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