Exploring technology alternatives for nano-scale FPGA interconnects

Author

Gayasen, Aman ; Vijaykrishnan, N. ; Irwin, M.J.

Author_Institution

Penn State Univ., University Park, PA, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

13-17 June 2005

Firstpage

921

Lastpage

926

Abstract

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are becoming increasingly popular. With their regular structures, they are particularly amenable to scaling to smaller technologies. On the other hand, there have been significant advances in nano-electronics fabrication over the past few years. In this paper we explore FPGA devices of the next decade using nano-wires and molecular switches for programmable interconnect, and compare them to traditional SRAM-based FPGAs that use pass transistors as switches (scaled to 22nm). We show that by using nano-wires and molecular switches, it is possible to reduce the area of the FPGA by 70% and improve performance.

Keywords

field programmable gate arrays; integrated circuit interconnections; molecular electronics; nanoelectronics; nanowires; SRAM-based FPGA; field programmable gate arrays; molecular switches; nano-scale FPGA interconnects; nanoelectronics fabrication; nanotechnology; nanowires; pass transistors; programmable interconnect; CMOS technology; Costs; Fabrication; Field programmable gate arrays; Geometry; Integrated circuit interconnections; Moore´s Law; Permission; Programmable logic arrays; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design Automation Conference, 2005. Proceedings. 42nd

Print_ISBN

1-59593-058-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DAC.2005.193947

Filename

1510467