DocumentCode
164120
Title
A dual-voltage hybrid NEMS-CMOS low-power scheme
Author
Tache, Mihai ; Beiu, Valeriu ; Tsu-Jae King Liu
Author_Institution
Coll. of Inf. Technol., Al, United Arab Emirates Univ., Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
fYear
2014
fDate
13-15 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
211
Lastpage
214
Abstract
In this paper we propose a dual-voltage hybrid NEMS-CMOS scheme to reduce dynamic power consumption. The scheme uses a smaller input/output voltage to propagate information, and a larger voltage to drive (control) the NEMS. CMOS amplifiers are used to interface these two voltages. Gates with a large(r) number of inputs perform better, which matches the optimal NEMS circuit topology. Simulations for a 4-input Boolean function show that power reductions can be significant.
Keywords
Boolean functions; CMOS logic circuits; amplifiers; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; nanoelectromechanical devices; 4-input Boolean function; CMOS amplifiers; dual-voltage hybrid NEMS-CMOS low-power design scheme; dynamic power consumption reduction; optimal NEMS circuit topology; power reduction; Boolean functions; CMOS integrated circuits; Hybrid power systems; Logic gates; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Relays; Transistors; CMOS; NEMS; hybrid; low-power;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Conference (CAS), 2014 International
Conference_Location
Sinaia
ISSN
1545-827X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3916-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SMICND.2014.6966438
Filename
6966438
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