Title :
Threshold logic: from vacuum tubes to nanoelectronics
Author :
Beiu, Valeriu ; Quintana, Jose M. ; Avedillo, Maria J. ; Sulieman, Mawahib
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA
Abstract :
This paper reviews silicon implementations of threshold logic gates, covering several decades. It details numerous VLSI implementations including: capacitive (switched capacitor and floating gate with their variations), conductance/current (pseudo-nMOS, output-wired-inverters, and a plethora of solutions evolved from them), as well as many differential solutions. Nanoelectronic implementations (e.g., based on negative resistance devices and on single electron technologies) are shortly mentioned
Keywords :
VLSI; logic gates; nanoelectronics; threshold logic; vacuum tubes; Si; VLSI implementation; floating gate; nanoelectronic implementation; negative resistance device; output-wired-inverter; pseudo-nMOS; silicon implementation; single electron technology; switched capacitor; threshold logic gate; vacuum tube; CMOS logic circuits; Capacitors; Delay; Electron tubes; Logic devices; Logic functions; Logic gates; Nanoelectronics; Silicon; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2003 IEEE 46th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8294-3
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2003.1562439
