Title :
Metallic tube-tolerant ternary dynamic content-addressable memory based on carbon nanotube transistors
Author :
Hellkamp, Daniel ; Nepal, Kundan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of St Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA
Abstract :
The design of a dynamic content-addressable memory (DCAM) cell using carbon nanotube (CNT) field effect transistors is explored. A four CNTFET design is presented and the functionality of a ternary DCAM cell using SPICE simulation is verified. Using an array of asymmetrically correlated tube technique, it is demonstrated how the presented design could be made functional even in the presence of metallic CNTs.
Keywords :
SPICE; carbon nanotube field effect transistors; content-addressable storage; logic design; ternary logic; CNTFET design; SPICE simulation; asymmetrically correlated tube technique; carbon nanotube field effect transistors; dynamic content-addressable memory cell; metallic CNT; metallic tube-tolerant ternary dynamic content-addressable memory; ternary DCAM cell;
Journal_Title :
Micro & Nano Letters, IET
DOI :
10.1049/mnl.2014.0582