Date of Award
Winter 2014
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords
Electrical engineering
Supervisor
Chen, Chunhong
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
The Single Electron (SE) technology is an important approach to enabling further feature size reduction and circuit performance improvement. However, new methods are required for device modeling, circuit behavior description, and reliability analysis with this technology due to its unique operation mechanism. In this thesis, a new macro-model of SE turnstile is developed to describe its physical characteristics for large-scale circuit simulation and design. Based on this model, several novel circuit architectures are proposed and implemented to further demonstrate the advantages of SE technique. The dynamic behavior of SE circuits, which is different from their CMOS counterpart, is also investigated using a statistical method. With the unreliable feature of SE devices in mind, a fast and recursive algorithm is developed to evaluate the reliability of SE logic circuits in a more efficient and effective manner.
Recommended Citation
Xiao, Ran, "Single Electron Devices and Circuit Architectures: Modeling Techniques, Dynamic Characteristics, and Reliability Analysis" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5014.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5014