Towards nanoelectronics: possible CNN implementations using nanoelectronic devices

Author

Porod, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

14-17 Apr 1998

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

25

Abstract

We discuss novel nanoelectronic architecture paradigms based on cells composed of coupled quantum-dots. Boolean logic functions may be implemented in specific arrays of cells representing binary information, the so-called quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA). Cells may also be viewed as carrying analog information and we outline a network-theoretic description of such quantum-dot nonlinear networks (Q-CNN). In addition, we discuss possible realizations of these structures in a variety of semiconductor systems, rings of metallic tunnel junctions, and candidates for molecular implementations

Keywords

Boolean functions; cellular neural nets; molecular electronics; nanotechnology; quantum interference devices; semiconductor quantum dots; Boolean logic functions; Q-CNN; QCA; analog information; cellular neural nets; metallic tunnel junction rings; molecular implementations; nanoelectronic architecture paradigms; quantum-dot cellular automata; quantum-dot nonlinear networks; semiconductor systems; Cellular neural networks; Electrons; Fabrication; Integrated circuit interconnections; Nanoelectronics; Nanostructures; Quantum cellular automata; Quantum computing; Quantum dots; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cellular Neural Networks and Their Applications Proceedings, 1998 Fifth IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4867-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CNNA.1998.685323

Filename

685323