On the use of nanoelectronic logic cells based on metallic Single Electron Transistors

Abstract

Single Electron Transistors have the potential to be a very promising candidate for future computing architectures due to their low voltage operation and low power consumption. In this paper, for the first time, logic cells based on metallic SET operating at room temperature and up to 125 °C were designed. An evaluation of the energy consumption and a comparison with their equivalents in CMOS technology has been made. Based on results using accurate SET model, SET-based logic cells provide a significant consumption reduction as compared with their CMOS counterparts.