Charge‐Domain In‐Memory Computing With NAND‐Compatible Ferroelectric Memcapacitor Crossbar

Rapid growth in artificial intelligence has intensified the need for energy-efficient computing architectures beyond the conventional von Neumann paradigm. While memristive in-memory computing has attracted significant attention, its low cell resistance causes static power consumption, IR-drop-induced errors, and scalability limitations. Here, we demonstrate a NAND-compatible ferroelectric memcapacitor crossbar for scalable and energy-efficient in-memory computing. The proposed architecture employs charge-domain operation with intrinsically high cell resistance, strongly suppressing static conduction and reducing energy consumption. Optimized device design enables a large charge memory window, reliable multilevel storage, and non-destructive readout. Experimental vector-matrix multiplication (VMM) exhibits highly linear behavior due to displacement-current-based computation, which alleviates IR-drop effects. Circuit-level validation confirms practical sensing feasibility, while parasitic-aware SPICE simulations based on a 3D NAND architecture verify robust operation under deeply stacked conditions. Finally, CIFAR-10 image classification and spiking neural network inference highlight the strong potential of ferroelectric memcapacitor arrays as a scalable platform for energy-efficient neuromorphic and in-memory computing applications.

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2026-10-14
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.76242
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Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
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Charge‐Domain In‐Memory Computing With NAND‐Compatible Ferroelectric Memcapacitor Crossbar

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Abstract

Rapid growth in artificial intelligence has intensified the need for energy-efficient computing architectures beyond the conventional von Neumann paradigm. While memristive in-memory computing has attracted significant attention, its low cell resistance causes static power consumption, IR-drop-induced errors, and scalability limitations. Here, we demonstrate a NAND-compatible ferroelectric memcapacitor crossbar for scalable and energy-efficient in-memory computing. The proposed architecture employs charge-domain operation with intrinsically high cell resistance, strongly suppressing static conduction and reducing energy consumption. Optimized device design enables a large charge memory window, reliable multilevel storage, and non-destructive readout. Experimental vector-matrix multiplication (VMM) exhibits highly linear behavior due to displacement-current-based computation, which alleviates IR-drop effects. Circuit-level validation confirms practical sensing feasibility, while parasitic-aware SPICE simulations based on a 3D NAND architecture verify robust operation under deeply stacked conditions. Finally, CIFAR-10 image classification and spiking neural network inference highlight the strong potential of ferroelectric memcapacitor arrays as a scalable platform for energy-efficient neuromorphic and in-memory computing applications.

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Georgia Institute of Technology (US), Hanyang University (KR)
National Research Foundation, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, IC Design Education Center, Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion
Openalex Percentile: Top 24%
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
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