Title :
Single-electron logic device based on the binary decision diagram
Author :
Asahi, Noboru ; Akazawa, Masamichi ; Amemiya, Yoshihito
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The unit device consists of four tunnel junctions and operates as a two-way switch for single-electron transport. Any combinational logic can be implemented by connecting identical unit devices into a cascade to build the tree of a BDD graph. Several sample designs are presented for logic circuits of NAND, NOR, exclusive-OR, and AND-OR combinational logic. Computer simulation shows that the designed circuits perform the logic operations correctly
Keywords :
Boolean functions; NAND circuits; NOR circuits; combinational circuits; logic design; quantum interference devices; single electron transistors; trees (mathematics); AND-OR circuits; BDD graph; NAND circuits; NOR circuits; binary decision diagram; combinational logic; exclusive-OR circuits; single-electron logic device; tree; tunnel junctions; two-way switch; Binary decision diagrams; Boolean functions; Combinational circuits; Data structures; Joining processes; Logic circuits; Logic design; Logic devices; Switches; Tree graphs;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
