SET-based nano-circuit simulation and design method using HSPICE

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 741-748

  Zhang, Fengming ^a   Tang, Rui ^a   Kim, Yong Bin ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

SET circuit design; SET modeling; SET simulation with HSPICE

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LITHOGRAPHY; MARKOV PROCESSES; TRANSISTORS;

SET CIRCUIT DESIGN; SET MODELING; SET SIMULATION WITH HSPICE; SINGLE-ELECTRON TUNNELING TRANSISTOR (SET);

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT;

EID: 23744470808     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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