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An Analogue-Domain, Switch-Capacitor-Based Arithmetic-Logic Unit


Abstract:

The continuous maturation of novel nanoelectronic devices exhibiting finely tuneable resistive switching is rekindling interest in analogue-domain computation. Regardless...Show More

Abstract:

The continuous maturation of novel nanoelectronic devices exhibiting finely tuneable resistive switching is rekindling interest in analogue-domain computation. Regardless of domain, a useful computational module is the arithmetic-logic unit (ALU), which is capable of performing one or more fundamental mathematical operations (typical example: addition and subtraction). In this work we report on a design for an analogue ALU (aALU) capable of performing barrel addition and subtraction (i.e. ADD/SUB in modular arithmetic). The circuit only requires 5 minimum-size transistors and 1 capacitor. We show that our aALU is in principle capable of handling 5 bits of information using a single input/output wire. Core power dissipation per operation is estimated to peak at ≈ 59 f J (input operand-dependent) in TSMC's 65 nm technology.
Date of Conference: 26-29 May 2019
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 01 May 2019
Print ISBN:978-1-7281-0397-6
Print ISSN: 2158-1525
Conference Location: Sapporo, Japan

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