Title :
Computing at the nanoscale
Author :
Williams, R.Stanley
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Lab., Palo Alto
Abstract :
Our research group has recently demonstrated the ability to fabricate electronic devices with sub-viral length scales (e.g. -15 nm) and to build nanoscale devices with the capability to perform signal restoration and inversion (required for universal computing) without the need for transistors or any semiconductor at all. This has led us to discover an entirely new logic family based on the Boolean "implication" operation that is specifically suited to the properties of nanoscale switches and crossbars. We have built and demonstrated memory and logic circuits based on these new ideas that exceed the density of today\´s semiconductor circuits by one to two orders of magnitude.
Keywords :
lithography; logic circuits; memory architecture; nanoelectronics; Boolean implication operation; electronic devices; logic circuits; logic family; memory circuits; nanoscale computing; nanoscale crossbars; nanoscale devices; nanoscale switches; signal inversion; signal restoration; universal computing; Atomic force microscopy; Electrons; Fabrication; Laboratories; Logic circuits; Milling machines; Nanoscale devices; Switches; Switching circuits; Vacuum technology;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, 2006. NMDC 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Gyeongju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0541-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0541-1
DOI :
10.1109/NMDC.2006.4388840
