Title :
Limits to a Correct Evaluation in RTD-based Ternary Inverters
Author :
Núñez, Juan ; Quintana, José M. ; Avedillo, María J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron. of Seville, Sevilla
Abstract :
Multiple-valued logic (MVL) circuits are one of the most attractive applications of the monostable-to-multistable transition logic (MML), and they are on the basis of advanced circuits for communications. However, a correct DC evaluation is not inherent to the usual MML circuit topologies. This paper analyses the case of an MML ternary inverter, and determines the relations that circuit representative parameters must verify to obtain a correct operation.
Keywords :
high electron mobility transistors; logic gates; multivalued logic circuits; resonant tunnelling diodes; semiconductor device testing; HFET; MML ternary inverter; RTD-based ternary inverters; circuit representative parameters; monostable-to-multistable transition logic; multiple-valued logic circuits; resonant tunneling diodes; Circuit topology; Driver circuits; HEMTs; III-V semiconductor materials; Inverters; Logic circuits; MODFETs; Resonant tunneling devices; Temperature; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2006. ICECS '06. 13th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0395-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0395-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2006.379810
