One of the most promising nanotechnologies which can replace the present transistor based CMOS technology is the Qubit (Quantum-Dot) Cellular Automata. The major advantages of this technology are ...

In this decade there is huge demand for low power VLSI semiconductor chips. In order to achive low power, power consumption should be minimized at CMOS MOSFET level. In this article, various ...

Imec built a 7bit 150Gsample/s digital to analogue converter using 5nm finfet CMOS. Revealed at the Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, it achieves data rates of up to 300 Gbit/s using ...

The trend of CMOS technology improvement continues to be driven by the need to integrate more functions within a given silicon area. In this paper, the authors describe Intel’s 45nm technology ...

The demand for power-sensitive design has grown significantly in recent years due to tremendous growth in portable applications. Consequently, the need for power efficient design techniques has grown ...

Over the years, the field of VLSI circuits has witnessed remarkable advancements. One such breakthrough is the advent of 3D integration, which has revolutionized the way integrated circuits are ...

Fig 1. A typical CMOS input circuit comprises a “P” and “N” transistor. One is fully “on” for logic high, and the other is “on” for a logic low. Fig 2. When a CMOS input pin is at logic high or low ...