Resonant tunneling transistor and its application to multiple-valued logic circuits

Author

Waho, Takao

Author_Institution

NTT LSI Labs., Atsugi, Japan

fYear

1995

fDate

23-25 May 1995

Firstpage

130

Lastpage

138

Abstract

Progress in multiple-valued logic (MVL) depends much on the development of devices that are inherently suitable for MVL operation. With their multiple stable states, resonant tunneling devices are promising candidates. Although not at a matured stage yet, resonant tunneling transistors (RTTs) and diodes (RTDs) are expected to be indispensable for practical applications of MVL in the near future. In this paper, state-of-the-art RTT technology is reviewed with some issues to be addressed. Possible applications are also discussed in terms of coupled-quantum-well base RTTs and monostable-multistable logic circuits

Keywords

circuit stability; multivalued logic circuits; resonant tunnelling transistors; coupled-quantum-well; monostable-multistable logic circuits; multiple stable states; multiple-valued logic circuits; resonant tunneling diodes; resonant tunneling transistors; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Coupling circuits; Diodes; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Logic circuits; Logic devices; Resonant tunneling devices; Switches; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multiple-Valued Logic, 1995. Proceedings., 25th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Bloomington, IN

ISSN

0195-623X

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7118-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISMVL.1995.513521

Filename

513521