Title :
Quantum-dot cellular automata by electric and magnetic field coupling
Author :
Bernstein, Gary H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA
Abstract :
Even as CMOS technology advances into the nanoscale regime, computing with quantum dots, molecules, or single-domain nanomagnets remains a viable goal in nanotechnology research. Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) is a paradigm for low-power, high-speed, highly dense computing that could be realized in a variety of materials systems. This paper reviews the basic paradigm of QCA, discusses various materials systems in which QCA might be constructed, reviews a series of experiments performed in the metal tunnel junction technology, and presents ideas for future QCA implementations in molecules and nanomagnets.
Keywords :
cellular automata; magnetic devices; molecular electronics; nanoelectronics; quantum computing; semiconductor quantum dots; QCA; electric field coupling; magnetic field coupling; metal tunnel junction technology; molecular computing; nanoscale CMOS technology; nanotechnology research; quantum dot computing; quantum-dot cellular automata; single-domain nanomagnet computing; Biological materials; CMOS technology; Couplings; Inorganic materials; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Nanotechnology; Quantum cellular automata; Quantum computing; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the IEEE 2003
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7842-3
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2003.1249393
