Ultra-fine grain reconfigurability using CNTFETs

This paper describes a family of novel dynamically reconfigurable logic gates with double-gate carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (DG-CNTFET). The design is based on a property specific to this device: ambivalence, enabling p-type or n-type behavior depending on the back-gate voltage. Through simulations using available models, these gates and a 10-function ALU offering fine-grain reconfigurability are shown to operate at 20 GHz.

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