Title :
Design of hybrid SET-CMOS D/A converter
Author :
Le, J.Y. ; Jiang, J.F. ; Cai, Q.Y.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Micro/Nano Sci. & Technol., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., China
Abstract :
In this article, a hybrid functional SET (Single Electron Transistor)-CMOS circuit: Capacitance Weighted Hybrid SET-CMOS Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) is carried out. The switch of the conventional capacitance weighted DAC is substituted by a SET inverter. The structure of the new DAC circuit is analyzed and the advantage is discussed. With our simulating program: SJTU-SE-SPICE, the new DAC circuit and its switch are simulated. The results indicate that such circuit has a good D/A converting function
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; SPICE; digital-analogue conversion; single electron transistors; SJTU-SE-SPICE simulation; capacitance weighting; hybrid SET-CMOS D/A converter; single electron transistor inverter; switch; Capacitance; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Differential equations; Inverters; Partial differential equations; Single electron transistors; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC, 2001. Proceedings. 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6677-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICASIC.2001.982558