DocumentCode
3565116
Title
NEM relay design for compact, ultra-low-power digital logic circuits
Author
Tsu-Jae King Liu ; Nuo Xu ; I-Ru Chen ; Chuang Qian ; Jun Fujiki
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
fYear
2014
Abstract
Since mechanical switches (relays) have zero off-state leakage and perfectly abrupt ON/OFF switching behavior, in principle they can be operated with a very small voltage swing and overcome the energy efficiency limit of CMOS technology. This paper discusses recent developments to address the remaining technical challenges for fully realizing the promise of ultra-low-power mechanical computing.
Keywords
CMOS logic circuits; energy conservation; low-power electronics; microrelays; nanoelectromechanical devices; CMOS technology; NEM relay design; ON-OFF switching behavior; energy efficiency; mechanical switches; nanoelectro-mechanical switch; ultra low power digital logic circuits; ultra-low-power mechanical computing; voltage swing; zero off-state leakage; CMOS integrated circuits; Contacts; Electrodes; Force; Relays; Switches; Switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2014 IEEE International
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEDM.2014.7047042
Filename
7047042
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