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Energy Efficiency Of Computation In All-Spin Logic: Projections And Fundamental Limits, Zongya Chen
Energy Efficiency Of Computation In All-Spin Logic: Projections And Fundamental Limits, Zongya Chen
Masters Theses
Built with nanomagnets, a spintronic device called the all-spin logic (ASL) device carries information with only spin currents, resulting in a low power supply--10 mV. This voltage is 100 times smaller than the conventional CMOS devices (usually 0.8~1V). The potential for improved energy efficiency made possible by the low operating voltage of ASL makes it one of the most promising devices among its post-CMOS competitors.
The basic working principles of ASL device are introduced in this thesis and two complementary approaches to studying energy efficiency of computation are applied to a common set of ASL circuits: (1) a circuit simulation …
Towards Logic Functions As The Device Using Spin Wave Functions Nanofabric, Prasad Shabadi
Towards Logic Functions As The Device Using Spin Wave Functions Nanofabric, Prasad Shabadi
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
As CMOS technology scaling is fast approaching its fundamental limits, several new nano-electronic devices have been proposed as possible alternatives to MOSFETs. Research on emerging devices mainly focusses on improving the intrinsic characteristics of these single devices keeping the overall integration approach fairly conventional. However, due to high logic complexity and wiring requirements, the overall system-level power, performance and area do not scale proportional to that of individual devices.
Thereby, we propose a fundamental shift in mindset, to make the devices themselves more functional than simple switches. Our goal in this thesis is to develop a new nanoscale fabric paradigm …