Phase Transition FETs for Improved Dynamic Logic Gates

Transistors incorporating phase change materials (Phase Change FETs) are being investigated to obtain steep switching and a boost in the I ON /I OFF ratio and, thus, to solve power and energy limitations of CMOS technologies. In addition to the replacement of the transistors in conventional static C...

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Autores: Avedillo de Juan, María José, Jiménez, Manuel, Núñez Martínez, Juan
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/135121
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/135121
https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2018.2871855
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Steep subthreshold slope
Phase transition materials
Low voltage
Dynamic logic
Keeper transistor
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Resumo:Transistors incorporating phase change materials (Phase Change FETs) are being investigated to obtain steep switching and a boost in the I ON /I OFF ratio and, thus, to solve power and energy limitations of CMOS technologies. In addition to the replacement of the transistors in conventional static CMOS logic circuits, the distinguishing features of Phase Change FETs can be exploited in other application domains or can be useful for solving specific design challenges. In this letter, we take advantage of them to implement a smart dynamic gate in which undesirable contention currents are reduced, leading to speed advantage without power penalties.