Quasiadiabatic switching for metal-island quantum-dot cellular automata
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 85 (5) , 2977-2984
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.369063
Abstract
Recent experiments have demonstrated a working cell suitable for implementing the quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) paradigm. These experiments have been performed using metal-island clusters. The most promising approach to QCA operation involves quasiadiabatically switching the cells. This has been analyzed extensively in gated semiconductorcells. Here we present a metal-island cell structure that makes quasiadiabatic switching possible. We show how this permits quasiadiabatic clocking, and enables a pipelined architecture.All Related Versions
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