Title :
Design of a transmission gate based CMOS / molecular (CMOL) memory cell
Author :
Barua, Mrinmoy ; Abid, Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON
Abstract :
CMOS/molecular hybrid (CMOL) based memory cells, offer high density, programmability and easy configuration, along with its long period data storage capabilities based on the nanodevice properties. Simulation results show that the exiting architecture needs to be modified to make it operational using the current nanodevice specifications, including ON and OFF voltages. A transmission gate based CMOL memory cell is proposed in this paper that solved the existing operational problems including voltage drop and suitably fit to operate with 45 nm CMOS technology. Area comparison shows that our design is compatible with existing CMOL and conventional CMOS SRAM memory cells.
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; memory architecture; nanotechnology; storage management chips; CMOS; data storage; molecular memory cell; nanodevice properties; transmission gate; CMOS technology; Fabrication; Integrated circuit technology; MOS devices; MOSFET circuits; Memory; Molecular electronics; Nanoscale devices; Switches; Threshold voltage; CMOS/molecular hybrid (CMOL); Memory cell; Molecular switch; Nanodevices; Programmable molecules;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era, 2008. DTIS 2008. 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tozeur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1576-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1577-9
DOI :
10.1109/DTIS.2008.4540205
