The performance of hybrid-molecular architectures with current CMOS technology as a reference

A memory/adder model constructed from 464 single electromechanical C60 transistors was recently proposed. Since this is the first large digital electronics architecture that has been designed from hybrid-molecular components only, it has been used to compare the performance of hybrid-molecular devices with current CMOS technology. The scope of this comparison includes issues of size, speed and reliability. Where appropriate, limiting factors resulting from the particular nature of the C60 transistor are also analyzed in the broader context of other hybrid-molecular approaches and compared with single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in an electric field. The features of hybrid-molecular devices, that are to be expected to apply to molecular electronics in general, including recent mono-molecular concepts, are also discussed.