DocumentCode :
1161147
Title :
Single-electron tunneling transistor implementation of periodic symmetric functions
Author :
Hu, Chaohong ; Cotofana, Sorin Dan ; Jiang, Jianfei
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. Lab., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Volume :
51
Issue :
11
fYear :
2004
Firstpage :
593
Lastpage :
597
Abstract :
This paper investigates the implementation of generic periodic symmetric functions (PSFs) with single-electron tunneling transistors (SETTs). The PSF implementation scheme we propose fully utilizes the SETT Coulomb oscillation effect and can properly operate at T>0K, and only a pair of complementary SETTs is required for the implementation of any PSF. Based on the novel PSF block, we propose an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) scheme that requires n PSFs for an n-bit ADC implementation. To demonstrate our approach, a 4-b ADC and a 7|3 counter were designed and verified at 10 K by means of simulation.
Keywords :
Coulomb blockade; analogue-digital conversion; circuit optimisation; counting circuits; single electron transistors; 10 K; 4 bits; Coulomb oscillation effect; analog-to-digital converter; circuit optimization; counters; periodic symmetric functions; single-electron tunneling transistor; Analog-digital conversion; Chaos; Circuit optimization; Circuit simulation; Counting circuits; Laboratories; Single electron transistors; Stability; Temperature; Tunneling; 65; ADC; Analog-to-digital converter; circuit optimization; counters; single-electron tunneling; symmetric functions;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1549-7747
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TCSII.2004.836037
Filename :
1356172
Link To Document :
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