Title: Universal ternary logic circuit design through carbon nanotube technology

Authors: Peiman Keshavarzian, Keivan Navi

Addresses: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Nanoelectronics and Quantum Computing Laboratory of Shahid Beheshti University, Velenjak, Tehran, Iran. ' Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Nanoelectronics and Quantum Computing Laboratory of Shahid Beheshti University, Velenjak, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: Multiple-valued logic circuits can reduce the number of operations necessary to implement a particular mathematical function and further have an advantage in terms of reduced area. Implementable CNTFET circuits have operational characteristics to approach the advantage of using MVL. Conventional nanotube diameters and using CNTFET characteristics has attracted considerable attention in the ternary logic family designs. In order to describe all ternary functions, we have achieved a new CNTFET circuit design in the universal form. In this design we have neither exclusive design problems nor mathematical equations to achieve the appropriate combination of the basic operations in the MVL fields.

Keywords: CNTFET circuits; MVL; multiple-valued logic circuits; universal ternary design; Galois field; carbon nanotubes; literal set; Iran; nanotechnology; circuit design.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2009.027557

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2009 Vol.6 No.10/11, pp.942 - 953

Published online: 31 Jul 2009 *

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