System-level design and performance modeling for multilevel interconnect networks for carbon nanotube field-effect transistors

Author(s):  
Ahmet Ceyhan ◽  
Azad Naeemi
Author(s):  
Amal Ben Ameur ◽  
Didier Martinot ◽  
Patricia Guitton-Ouhamou ◽  
Valerio Frascolla ◽  
Francois Verdier ◽  
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VLSI Design ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Xu ◽  
Ashok Srivastava ◽  
Ashwani K. Sharma

Current transport and dynamic models of carbon nanotube field-effect transistors are presented. A model of single-walled carbon nanotube as interconnect is also presented and extended in modeling of single-walled carbon nanotube bundles. These models are applied in studying the performances of circuits such as the complementary carbon nanotube inverter pair and carbon nanotube as interconnect. Cadence/Spectre simulations show that carbon nanotube field-effect transistor circuits can operate at upper GHz frequencies. Carbon nanotube interconnects give smaller delay than copper interconnects used in nanometer CMOS VLSI circuits.


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