Safety Evaluation of NanoFabrics

Abstract

Chemically assembled electronic nanotechnology is a promising alternative to CMOS fabrication. In particular, the nanoFabric has proven to be a viable solution for implementing digital circuits. The paper proposes some preliminary considerations about safety of application-oriented nanoFabrics based on some results obtained through an automated platform for fault simulation. In particular, a single-fault detecting methodology is proposed and evaluated. Different fault models have been taken into account in order to evaluate alternative scenarios.