Ternary Logic Design Based on Novel Tunneling-Drift-Diffusion Field-Effect Transistors.

Bin Lu, Hua Qiang, Dawei Wang, Xiaojing Cui, Jiayu Di, Yuanhao Miao, Zhuofan Wang, Jiangang Yu

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Bin LuSchool of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4650-5210

Hua QiangSchool of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China.

Dawei WangSchool of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China.

Xiaojing CuiSchool of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China.

Jiayu DiSchool of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China.

Yuanhao MiaoResearch and Development Center of Optoelectronic Hybrid IC, Guangdong Greater Bay Area Institute of Integrated Circuit and System, Guangzhou 510535, China.

Zhuofan WangSchool of Information Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an 710065, China.ORCID 0009-0009-0999-7154

Jiangang YuState Key Laboratory of Widegap Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1564-1631

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In this paper, a novel Tunneling-Drift-Diffusion Field-Effect Transistor (TDDFET) based on the combination of the quantum tunneling and conventional drift-diffusion mechanisms is proposed for the design of ternary logic circuits. The working principle of the TDDFET is analyzed in detail. Then, the device is packaged as a "black box" based on the table lookup method and further embedded into the HSPICE platform using the Verilog-A language. The basic unit circuits, such as the Standard Ternary Inverter (STI), Negative Ternary Inverter (NTI), Positive Ternary Inverter (PTI), Ternary NAND gate (T-NAND), and Ternary NOR gate (T-NOR), are designed. In addition, based on the designed unit circuits, the combinational logic circuits, such as the Ternary Encoder (T-Encoder), Ternary Decoder (T-Decoder), and Ternary Half Adder (T-HA), and the sequential logic circuits, such as the Ternary D-Latch and edge-triggered Ternary D Flip-Flop (T-DFF), are built, which has important significance for the subsequent investigation of ternary logic circuits.

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combinational ternary logic circuitshybrid conduction mechanismsequential ternary logic circuitsternary inverter

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PMID40863820

DOI10.3390/nano15161240

PMCPMC12388458

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