Current-mode threshold logic gates

Author

Bobba, S. ; Hajj, I.N.

Author_Institution

Coordinated Sci. Lab., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

235

Lastpage

240

Abstract

In this paper, we present low-power and high-performance logic gates called the current-mode threshold logic (CMTL) gates. Low-power dissipation is achieved by limiting the voltage swing on the interconnects and the internal nodes of the CMTL gates. High-performance is achieved by the use of transistor configurations that sense a small difference in current and set the differential outputs to the correct values. The realization of NAND, NOR, AND, OR logic gates and other logic functions using the CMTL gates is presented. We also present several implementations of CMTL gates and describe the relative advantages and limitations of these implementations. SPICE simulation, results for a 1.5 V 0.18 u CMOS technology are also presented for the different circuit configurations described in the paper

Keywords

CMOS logic circuits; SPICE; circuit simulation; logic CAD; logic gates; threshold logic; CMOS technology; SPICE simulation; circuit configurations; current-mode threshold logic gates; interconnects; logic functions; low-power dissipation; transistor configurations; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Logic circuits; Logic design; Logic gates; MOS devices; Switches; Transconductance; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Design, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

ISSN

1063-6404

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0801-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCD.2000.878291

Filename

878291