Bouncing threads: merging a new execution model into a nanotechnology memory

Proceedings of IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 19-25

  Frost, Sarah E ^a   Rodrigues, Arun F ^a   Giefer, Charles A ^a   Kogge, Peter M ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Processing Unit; Electrons; Merging; Moore's Law; MOS devices; Nanotechnology; Quantum cellular automata; Quantum dots; Tunneling; Yarn

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONS; MERGING; MOS DEVICES; NANOCRYSTALS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; YARN;

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; EXECUTION MODEL; MEMORY STRUCTURE; MOORE'S LAW; NANOTECHNOLOGY MEMORY; NOVEL DEVICES; QUANTUM CELLULAR AUTOMATA; QUANTUM DOT CELLULAR AUTOMATA;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84942056608     PISSN: 21593469     EISSN: 21593477     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISVLSI.2003.1183349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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