Title :
Hierarchical modeling of OPV-based crossbar architectures
Author :
Zahir, A. ; Mahmoud, Ali ; Pulimeno, A. ; Graziano, Mariagrazia ; Piccinini, G. ; Lugli, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun, Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
Recently, molecular devices with interesting behaviour like conductance, switching, rectification, gate modulation and negative differential resistance were realized. In this paper we propose a method to model hierachical logic circuits based on Oligo-Phenylene Vinylene (OPV) molecular field effect transistor (MOLFET). The modeling is based on a device level spice equivalent model and on a versatile language (VHDLAMS) assuring a hierarchical description and a successive approximation approach. Elementary logic blocks as well as a more complex circuit (RCA) were designed and simulated with a crossbar organization, both in a NMOS-like and in a CMOS-like configuration.
Keywords :
SPICE; field effect transistor circuits; logic circuits; molecular electronics; CMOS-like configuration; MOLFET; NMOS-like configuration; OPV-based crossbar architectures; RCA; VHDLAMS; complex circuit; conductance; device level SPICE equivalent model; elementary logic blocks; gate modulation; hierarchical description; hierarchical logic circuit model; hierarchical modeling; molecular devices; molecular field effect transistor; negative differential resistance; oligo-phenylene vinylene molecular field effect transistor; rectification; successive approximation approach; switching; versatile language; Adders; Integrated circuit modeling; Inverters; Logic circuits; Logic gates; Resistors; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2014.6968047