Switch-level design of ternary adiabatic counter based on T-operation

By studying the design principles of multi-valued logic and characteristics of adiabatic circuits, a novel design scheme of ternary adiabatic counter was proposed in this paper. Guided by switch-signal theory, the scheme derives the switch-level structures of ternary adiabatic T-operation circuit, and using bootstrapped NMOS to realize energy input and recovery, then the ternary adiabatic counter is realized by the optimum ternary adiabatic T-operation network which adopting the method of splitting the truth table. Finally, the PSPICE simulation using TSMC 0.25μm CMOS technology validated that the designed circuits have correct logic function and the character of clearly low power.