Architectures for molecular electronic computers: 1. Logic structures and an adder designed from molecular electronic diodes

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 386-426

  Ellenbogen, James C ^a   Christopher Love, J ^a  

^a MITRE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDERS; CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; LOGIC CIRCUITS; LOGIC GATES; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

MOLECULAR DIODE SWITCHES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DIODES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC WIRES; MOLECULAR SCALE ELECTRONIC DIGITAL COMPUTER LOGIC;

COMPUTER AIDED LOGIC DESIGN;

EID: 0034156757     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.838115     Document Type: Article

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