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Design Methods for Misaligned and Mispositioned Carbon-Nanotube Immune Circuits


Abstract:

Carbon-nanotube (CNT) field-effect transistors (CNFETs) are promising extensions to silicon CMOS. Simulations show that CNFET inverters fabricated with a perfect CNFET te...Show More

Abstract:

Carbon-nanotube (CNT) field-effect transistors (CNFETs) are promising extensions to silicon CMOS. Simulations show that CNFET inverters fabricated with a perfect CNFET technology have 13 times better energy delay product compared with 32-nm silicon CMOS inverters. The following two fundamental challenges prevent the fabrication of CNFET circuits with the aforementioned advantages: 1) misaligned and mispositioned CNTs and 2) metallic CNTs. Misaligned and mispositioned CNTs can cause incorrect functionality. This paper presents a technique for designing arbitrary logic functions using CNFET circuits that are guaranteed to implement correct functions even in the presence of a large number of misaligned and mispositioned CNTs. Experimental demonstration of misaligned and mispositioned CNT-immune logic structures is also presented.
Page(s): 1725 - 1736
Date of Publication: 19 September 2008

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