工学部 研究紹介_2018_英語版

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Studentsdefinethespecificationanddesignacircuit.Tofabricateachip,acircuitdesignerdrawsalayoutwithnm-orderscalebyCADsoftware.VLSIchipandmeasurementboard.StudentsdesignandverifyaVLSIchiptoworkasrequired.JohguchiLab.ProgressesofelectronicsandinformationtechnologieshaveproducednewindustriesandservicesliketheInternet,amobilephone,etc.Espcially,thescalingtechnologyofVLSIrealizesawidevarietyoffunctionswithlowcost.Bythecommoditization,thematuredVLSItechnologyhasbeenusedinmanyareas.But,Japaneseelectronicsindustryisstrugglingwithcostcompetitiveness.Toovercomethis,wehavetodifferentiateproductsfromothersandcustomizeourVLSIchipwithacircuitdesigntechnology.Ourlaboratorywilldevelopanewcomputerarchitectureandsystemsbyco-designinghardware,softwareandapplication.“TrillionSensorsUniverse”iscomingupsoon.Trillionsensorscollectandcomputemanyinformationfromtherealworld.Then,VLSIcircuitdesignbecomesakeytechnologyformedicine,agriculture,husbandry,logistics,architectureandcivilengineering.Todistinguishproductsfromthecompetitorsandproduceuniqueproducts,VLSIinnovationisessential.Inourlaboratory,studentscanstudynotonlydigital/analogcircuitdesignbutessentialtechnologiesfromsensordevicestosoftware.Byresearchinginconsiderationoftheoutput,wewillplayavitalroleinthedevelopmentofInformationCommunicationTechnology(ICT).Asagraduationwork,studentsinJohguchiLab.proposeacircuitandarchitectureandusetheirinventivenesstotacklearesearchproject.Studentscanstudyawideareaincludingdevicephysics,measurementtechniqueandsoftwaredevelopment,etc.Also,successfulexperiencesofachievingsomethingbecomeusefulforthefuturejob.KohJohguchiAssociate ProfessorHe received the Ph.Ddegree from Hiroshima University in 2007.His research area is low power VLSI circuit design and computer architecture. VLSI technologies for the Innovation of New ApplicationsAfter GraduationIn the FutureElectrical& Computer EngineeringDevelopmentofWebServicesforeducation,.Niimura LabIn the FutureAfter GraduationTwistthefaucetandwatercomesout.Turnontheswitchandlampislit.ItisobviousbutitisNecessarytosociallife.Theyarereferredtoasthe“infrastructure”.NowtheInternetisoneofthe“infrastructure”andvariousserviceshavebeenprovidedontheInternet.Ourlaboratoryhasbeenbuildingnetworkservicesforeducation.Theseservicesareusingthousandsofstudentsinouruniversity.Fromthisservices,Wehavearesearchaboutconstructionandoperationoftheinfrastructureofnetworkservices.Whentheanimation“Laputa”isbroadcast,andhugepeopletweet“BALUS!”ontheTwitter,theTwitterwillbeslowordown.Butitwillberecoversoon.Wethinkthatisaidealsituationofthenetworkservices.Thegoalofourlaboratorywillbetocarryouttheconstructionofagoodnetworkserviceresiliency.WebServicesfrequentlyusessuchassearchengine,videosharingisprovidedbyserverssimilarwaytoourservers.OurGraduatesfindemploymentinsuchareasasainfrastructureengineer.Masaaki NiimuraAssociate ProfessorWorked at Information Technology Research Center of Nagano Pref. before joining ShinshuUniversity in 2002. Double as e-Learning Center from 2007 to 2011 and develop Learning Management System.Create the Infrastructure ofNetwork ServiceWeconstructserversfromthebeginning,rackmounting,powerandnetworkcabling,installingsoftware.Electrical& Computer Engineering35