Title :
Scaling beyond CMOS: Turing-Heisenberg Rapproachment
Author :
Zhirnov, V.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 equation; CMOS digital integrated circuits; Turing machines; electronic engineering computing; integrated circuit interconnections; Boltzmann-Heisenberg limits; CMOS; Turing-Heisenberg rapproachment; computational performance; device physics; digital circuit parameters; interconnect system; limiting devices; minimal Turing machine abstraction; scaling limits; CMOS technology; Heat engines; Information processing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Microprocessors; Physics; Space technology; Switches; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Solid State Device Research Conference, 2009. ESSDERC '09. Proceedings of the European
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4351-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-8876
DOI :
10.1109/ESSDERC.2009.5331360
