Design and Characterization of Circuit based on Emerging Technology: the MagCAD Approach

Abstract

Emerging technologies, such as field-coupled devices, are being studied in order to integrate or partially replace CMOS technology in digital electronics. These emerging technologies rely on completely different paradigms. In this work, we propose an approach to compare circuit based on two implementations of the Nano Magnet Logic that can be extended to other emerging devices. As case study, the architecture of a 2-to-l multiplexer and a carry select adder are considered. Their performance is investigated by means of MagCAD, a powerful graphical layout tool, used to simplify the process and speed up this analysis.