Molecular interconnects: A bottom-up paradigm for signal propagation

Semiconductor International

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 46-52

  Kaloyeros, Alain E ^a   Eisenbraun, Eric T ^a   Welch, John ^a   Geer, Robert E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; QUANTUM CONDUCTANCE;

ELECTRON BEAMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 33644557358     PISSN: 01633767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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