A novel reconfigurable threshold logic element (TLE) using single-electron transistors (SETs) and metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors is proposed.The proposed TLE is highly reconfigurable,which can perform all...A novel reconfigurable threshold logic element (TLE) using single-electron transistors (SETs) and metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors is proposed.The proposed TLE is highly reconfigurable,which can perform all two-variable logic functions directly or indirectly,including OR,NOR,AND,NAND,XOR and XNOR.The reconfiguration of the TLE is realized by simply configuring the input bits without changing the device parameters.The design methodology can also be applied in the design of a multi-variable TLE.The reconfigurable TLE demonstrates good performance at room temperature with a compact structure and ultralow power dissipation.The reconfigurable TLE can be useful in high-density high-performance reconfigurable systems and artificial neural networks.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2011CB808000the Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Major Project under Grant No 2009HZ0007-1.
文摘A novel reconfigurable threshold logic element (TLE) using single-electron transistors (SETs) and metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors is proposed.The proposed TLE is highly reconfigurable,which can perform all two-variable logic functions directly or indirectly,including OR,NOR,AND,NAND,XOR and XNOR.The reconfiguration of the TLE is realized by simply configuring the input bits without changing the device parameters.The design methodology can also be applied in the design of a multi-variable TLE.The reconfigurable TLE demonstrates good performance at room temperature with a compact structure and ultralow power dissipation.The reconfigurable TLE can be useful in high-density high-performance reconfigurable systems and artificial neural networks.
