Circuit configuration having single-electron components, a method for its operation and use of the method for addition of binary numbers
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsWolfgang Roesner, Ties Ramcke, Lothar Risch
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Abstract
At least one single-electron transistor is provided in a circuit configuration having single-electron components, and is connected between a first main node and a second main node. The first main node is capacitively connected between a first operating voltage connection and a second operating voltage connection. The gate electrode of the single-electron transistor is connected to a control voltage connection. The circuit configuration is suitable for logic operations on binary numbers, whose digits are stored at the first and second main nodes.
Claims12
A circuit configuration having single-electron components, comprising:
- a control voltage connection for receiving a control voltage;
- a first operating voltage connection for receiving a first operating voltage;
- a second operating voltage connection for receiving a second operating voltage;
- a first main node and a second main node;
- a capacitor connecting said first main node to said first operating voltage connection;
- a first single-electron transistor located between said first main node and said second main node for electrically connecting said first main node and said second main node, said first single-electron transistor having a gate electrode connected to said control voltage connection;
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- a second single-electron transistor having a gate electrode connected to said second main node, said second single-electron transistor electrically connecting said first main node and said second operating voltage connection.
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