Regular Nanofabrics in Emerging Technologies

Acknowledgments. Contents. List of Figures. List of Tables. 1 Introduction. 1.1 The Linear Scaling. 1.2 The Latest Milestones. 1.3 Emerging technologies. 1.4 Regular Architectures and Fabrics. 1.5 Challenges of Regular Emerging Architectures. 1.6 Organization of the Book. References. 2 Fabrication of Nanowire Crossbars. 2.1 Nanowire Fabrication Techniques. 2.2 Crossbar Technologies. 2.3 Fabrication Facilities at EPFL. 2.4 Process Flow. 2.5 Process Optimization. 2.6 Device Characterization. 2.7 Potential Applications. 2.8 Discussions. 2.9 Chapter Contributions and Summary. References. 3 Decoder Logic Design. 3.1 Crossbar Architecture. 3.2 Decoder and Encoding Types. 3.3 Multi-Valued Logic Encoding. 3.4 The MSPT Decoder. 3.5 Discussions. 3.6 Chapter Contributions and Summary. References. 4 Decoder Test. 4.1 Necessity of Testing Crossbar Circuits. 4.2 Testing Crossbar Circuits. 4.3 Perturbative Current Model. 4.4 Stochastic Current Model. 4.5 Model Implementation. 4.6 Simulation Results. 4.7 Discussions. 4.8 Chapter Contributions and Summary. References. 5 Logic Design with Ambipolar Devices. 5.1 Logic Circuits with Carbon Nanotubes. 5.2 Ambipolar CNTFETs. 5.3 Dynamic Logic with Ambipolar CNTFETs. 5.4 Static Logic with Ambipolar CNTFETs. 5.5 Multi-Level Logic Synthesis with Static CNTFET Gates. 5.6 Design of Regular Fabrics. 5.7 Discussions. 5.8 Chapter Contributions and Summary. References. 6 Conclusions and Future Work. 6.1 Book Summary and Contributions. 6.2 Future Work. List of Acronyms. List of Symbols.