Title :
Scaling beyond CMOS: Turing-Heisenberg Rapproachment
Author :
Zhirnov, Victor V. ; Cavin, Ralph K., III
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Res. Corp., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
The primary objective of this study is to explore the connection of the device physics in the Boltzmann-Heisenberg limits and the parameters of the digital circuits implemented from these devices. We offer an abstraction of a Minimal Turing Machine built from the limiting devices and circuits, thus Turing-Heisenberg Rapprochement. The analysis suggests a possible limit to computational performance similar to the Carnot efficiency limit for heat engines.
Keywords :
Boltzmann machines; CMOS integrated circuits; heat engines; limiters; Boltzmann-Heisenberg limits; CMOS; Carnot efficiency limit; Turing-Heisenberg Rapproachment; device physics; digital circuits; heat engines; limiting devices; minimal turing machine; CMOS technology; Heat engines; Information processing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Microprocessors; Physics; Space technology; Switches; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
ESSCIRC, 2009. ESSCIRC '09. Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4354-3
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIRC.2009.5325930
