• DocumentCode
    2059869
  • Title

    A defect-tolerant memory architecture for molecular electronics

  • Author

    Lee, Myung-Hyun ; Kim, Young Kwan ; Choi, Yoon-Hwa

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Eng., Hongik Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    12-14 Aug. 2003
  • Firstpage
    713
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a defect-tolerant memory architecture for molecular electronics. An augmented crossbar-based memory, where molecules are sandwiched between nanowires, is used as a model to achieve defect tolerance. Defects in the logic circuits for addressing memory are also taken into account. The number of spare rows and columns to form a functioning memory is estimated by computer simulation for various values of defect rate and memory size.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing equipment; digital simulation; logic circuits; memory architecture; molecular electronics; nanowires; addressing memory; augmented crossbar based memory; computer simulation; defect rate; defect tolerant memory architecture; logic circuits; memory size; molecular electronics; nanowires; spare rows; Assembly; Circuit faults; Electric resistance; Logic circuits; Logic devices; Memory architecture; Molecular electronics; Nanowires; Switches; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nanotechnology, 2003. IEEE-NANO 2003. 2003 Third IEEE Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7976-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NANO.2003.1231012
  • Filename
    1231012