Why hybridize NEMS with CMOS?

Mihai Tache; Valeriu Beiu; Tsu Jae King Liu

doi:10.1109/ICECS.2014.7050068

Why hybridize NEMS with CMOS?

Mihai Tache, Valeriu Beiu, Tsu Jae King Liu

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

In this paper we advocate the use of nano-electro-mechanical switches (NEMS) to eliminate static power consumption, and propose a dual-voltage hybrid NEMS-CMOS scheme to also reduce dynamic power consumption. The main idea is to use a smaller voltage to propagate information, and a larger voltage to drive the NEMS. CMOS amplifiers are used to interface these two voltages. It follows that synthesizing gates with a large number of inputs is beneficial, which matches the optimal NEMS circuit topology. Simulation results based on a 4-input Boolean function, show that significant power reductions can be expected when using such a hybrid design approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	646-649
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479942428
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS.2014.7050068
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014 - Marseille, France Duration: Dec 7 2014 → Dec 10 2014

Publication series

Name	2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014

Other

Other	2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	12/7/14 → 12/10/14

Keywords

CMOS
NEMS
hybridization
low-power

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Access to Document

10.1109/ICECS.2014.7050068

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Tache, M., Beiu, V., & Liu, T. J. K. (2014). Why hybridize NEMS with CMOS? In 2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014 (pp. 646-649). Article 7050068 (2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS.2014.7050068

Why hybridize NEMS with CMOS? / Tache, Mihai; Beiu, Valeriu; Liu, Tsu Jae King.
2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 646-649 7050068 (2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Tache, M, Beiu, V & Liu, TJK 2014, Why hybridize NEMS with CMOS? in 2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014., 7050068, 2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 646-649, 2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2014, Marseille, France, 12/7/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS.2014.7050068

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