• DocumentCode
    1506623
  • Title

    An RTD/transistor switching block and its possible application in binary and ternary adders

  • Author

    Huber, J.L. ; Chen, J. ; McCormack, J.A. ; Zhou, C.W. ; Reed, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Digital Equip. Corp., Hudson, MA, USA
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    12/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2149
  • Lastpage
    2153
  • Abstract
    We propose and demonstrate both a binary and ternary adder circuit based on a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) and a bipolar transistor. The basic switching cell consists of an RTD in series with the base of a bipolar transistor, The RTD is used to set a threshold voltage for the switching of the transistor
  • Keywords
    adders; bipolar transistor switches; multivalued logic circuits; resonant tunnelling diodes; ternary logic; RTD/bipolar transistor switching block; binary adders; switching cell; ternary adders; threshold voltage; Adders; Bipolar transistors; Circuits; Fabrication; Logic devices; Resistors; Resonant tunneling devices; Semiconductor diodes; Transfer functions; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/16.644628
  • Filename
    644628