Title :
Recent progress and challenges for relay logic switch technology
Author :
Liu, Tsu-Jae King ; Hutin, Louis ; Chen, I-Ru ; Nathanael, Rhesa ; Chen, Yenhao ; Spencer, Matthew ; Alon, Elad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The energy efficiency of CMOS technology is fundamentally limited by transistor off-state leakage (IOFF). Mechanical switches have zero IOFF and therefore could be advantageous for ultra-low-power digital logic applications. This paper discusses recent advancements in relay logic switch technology and current challenges which must be addressed to realize its promise.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; MOSFET; CMOS technology; current challenges; energy efficiency; mechanical switches; relay logic switch technology; transistor off-state leakage; ultra-low-power digital logic applications; Electrodes; Films; Force; Logic gates; Relays; Transistors; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Technology (VLSIT), 2012 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0846-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1562
DOI :
10.1109/VLSIT.2012.6242452
