Nanocell devices and architecture for configurable computing with molecular electronics

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 11 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 2461-2471

  Sköldberg, Jonas ^a   Önnheim, Carl ^a,b   Wendin, Göran ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ACCENTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Logic; Molecular electronics; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; LOGIC GATES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULES; NANOELECTRONICS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SELF ASSEMBLY; SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION;

COMPLEX FUNCTIONS; CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS; CONDUCTIVE PATTERNS; CONFIGURABLE COMPUTING; LOGIC; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; SIGNAL RESTORATION; TARGET CIRCUITS;

COMPUTER CIRCUITS;

EID: 64949112924     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2007.907842     Document Type: Article

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