• DocumentCode
    1753208
  • Title

    Novel architecture based on floating gate CNT-NEMS switches and its application to 3D on-chip bus beyond CMOS architecture

  • Author

    Fujita, Shinobu ; Nomura, Kumiko ; Abe, Keiko ; Lee, Thomas H.

  • Author_Institution
    Frontier Research Laboratory, Toshiba Corporation, 1 Komukai-Toshiba-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, 212-8582 Japan; Toshiba America Research, Inc. 2590 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131 USA, shinobu.fujita@toshiba.co.jp
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    17-20 June 2006
  • Firstpage
    314
  • Lastpage
    317
  • Abstract
    We have proposed a new logic architecture using carbon nanotube based nano-mechanical electrical system (CNT-NEMS) switches that has a potential to overcome the limitation of conventional CMOS logic architecture. Furthermore, the 3D bus circuits based on CNT-NEMS switches realize extremely high bandwidth, which can dramatically increase performance of micro-system on chip.
  • Keywords
    3D architecture; NEMS; bus circuit; carbon nanotube; nano-mechanical electrical system; CMOS logic circuits; Carbon nanotubes; Logic devices; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Nonvolatile memory; Resonant frequency; Switches; Switching circuits; System-on-a-chip; Threshold voltage; 3D architecture; NEMS; bus circuit; carbon nanotube; nano-mechanical electrical system;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nanotechnology, 2006. IEEE-NANO 2006. Sixth IEEE Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0077-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NANO.2006.247638
  • Filename
    1717088