Theory of Nano-Electron-Fluidic Logic (NFL): A New Digital "Electronics" Concept
De Los Santos, H. J.
H. J. De Los Santos is with NanoMEMS Research, LLC, Irvine, CA 92623 USA (e-mail: hjd@nanomems-research.com).;
This paper appears in: Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on Accepted for future publication
First Published:
2009-09-09
ISSN: 1536-125X
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TNANO.2009.2031469
Abstract
A new digital "electronics" concept is introduced. The concept, called nano-electron-fluidic logic (NFL), is based on the generation, propagation and manipulation of plasmons in a two-dimensional electron gas behaving as an electron fluid. NFL gates are projected to exhibit femtojoule power dissipations and femtosecond switching speeds at finite temperatures. NFL represents a paradigm shift in digital technology, and is poised as a strong candidate for "beyond- CMOS" digital logic.
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