Title :
Useful logic blocks based on clocked series-connected RTDs
Author :
Pettenghi, Héctor ; Avedillo, María J. ; Quintana, José M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Microelectron. de Sevilla, Centro Nacional de Microelectron., Sevilla, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents novel and extremely compact implementations, based of the multi-threshold threshold gate concept, for some useful building blocks for logic design. The circuits consist of resonant tunnelling diodes (RTDs) and heterostructure field effect transistors (HFETs). They can be used in nanopipelined architectures enabling high frequency operation of systems.
Keywords :
field effect transistors; logic design; logic gates; nanoelectronics; pipeline processing; resonant tunnelling diodes; HFET; clocked series connected RTD; heterostructure field effect transistors; high frequency system operation; logic block design; multithreshold threshold gate method; nanopipelined architectures; Clocks; Diodes; HEMTs; Logic design; Logic devices; MODFETs; RLC circuits; Resonance; Resonant tunneling devices; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2004. 4th IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8536-5
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2004.1392430
