Ebook: Disruptive Logic Architectures and Technologies: From Device to System Level

This book discusses the opportunities offered by disruptive technologies to overcome the economical and physical limits currently faced by the electronics industry. It provides a new methodology for the fast evaluation of an emerging technology from an architectural prospective and discusses the implications from simple circuits to complex architectures. Several technologies are discussed, ranging from 3-D integration of devices (Phase Change Memories, Monolithic 3-D, Vertical NanoWires-based transistors) to dense 2-D arrangements (Double-Gate Carbon Nanotubes, Sublithographic Nanowires, Lithographic Crossbar arrangements). Novel architectural organizations, as well as the associated tools, are presented in order to explore this freshly opened design space.

This book discusses the opportunities offered by disruptive technologies to overcome the economical and physical limits currently faced by the electronics industry. It provides a new methodology for the fast evaluation of an emerging technology from an architectural perspective and discusses the implications from simple circuits to complex architectures. Several technologies are discussed, ranging from 3-D integration of devices (Phase Change Memories, Monolithic 3-D, Vertical NanoWires-based transistors) to dense 2-D arrangements (Double-Gate Carbon Nanotubes, Sublithographic Nanowires, Lithographic Crossbar arrangements). Novel architectural organizations, as well as the associated tools, are presented in order to explore this freshly opened design space.

• Describes a novel architectural organization for future reconfigurable systems;
• Includes a complete benchmarking toolflow for emerging technologies;
• Generalizes the description of reconfigurable circuits in terms of hierarchical levels;
• Assesses disruptive logic blocks, using functionality-increased and density-increased devices.

This book discusses the opportunities offered by disruptive technologies to overcome the economical and physical limits currently faced by the electronics industry. It provides a new methodology for the fast evaluation of an emerging technology from an architectural perspective and discusses the implications from simple circuits to complex architectures. Several technologies are discussed, ranging from 3-D integration of devices (Phase Change Memories, Monolithic 3-D, Vertical NanoWires-based transistors) to dense 2-D arrangements (Double-Gate Carbon Nanotubes, Sublithographic Nanowires, Lithographic Crossbar arrangements). Novel architectural organizations, as well as the associated tools, are presented in order to explore this freshly opened design space.

• Describes a novel architectural organization for future reconfigurable systems;
• Includes a complete benchmarking toolflow for emerging technologies;
• Generalizes the description of reconfigurable circuits in terms of hierarchical levels;
• Assesses disruptive logic blocks, using functionality-increased and density-increased devices.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Background and Motivation....Pages 17-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Innovative Structures for Routing and Configuration....Pages 47-85
Architectural Impact of 3D Configuration and Routing Schemes....Pages 87-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Disruptive Logic Blocks....Pages 107-143
Disruptive Architectural Proposals and Performance Analysis....Pages 145-176
Conclusions and Contributions....Pages 177-182
Introduction....Pages 1-14
Back Matter....Pages 183-187

This book discusses the opportunities offered by disruptive technologies to overcome the economical and physical limits currently faced by the electronics industry. It provides a new methodology for the fast evaluation of an emerging technology from an architectural perspective and discusses the implications from simple circuits to complex architectures. Several technologies are discussed, ranging from 3-D integration of devices (Phase Change Memories, Monolithic 3-D, Vertical NanoWires-based transistors) to dense 2-D arrangements (Double-Gate Carbon Nanotubes, Sublithographic Nanowires, Lithographic Crossbar arrangements). Novel architectural organizations, as well as the associated tools, are presented in order to explore this freshly opened design space.

• Describes a novel architectural organization for future reconfigurable systems;
• Includes a complete benchmarking toolflow for emerging technologies;
• Generalizes the description of reconfigurable circuits in terms of hierarchical levels;
• Assesses disruptive logic blocks, using functionality-increased and density-increased devices.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Background and Motivation....Pages 17-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Innovative Structures for Routing and Configuration....Pages 47-85
Architectural Impact of 3D Configuration and Routing Schemes....Pages 87-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Disruptive Logic Blocks....Pages 107-143
Disruptive Architectural Proposals and Performance Analysis....Pages 145-176
Conclusions and Contributions....Pages 177-182
Introduction....Pages 1-14
Back Matter....Pages 183-187
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