VHDL-AMS Simulation Framework for Molecular-FET Device-to-Circuit Modeling and Design

We concentrate on Molecular-FET as a device and present a new modular framework based on VHDL-AMS. We have implemented different Molecular-FET models within the framework. The framework allows comparison between the models in terms of the capability to calculate accurate I-V characteristics. It also...

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Main Authors: Mariagrazia Graziano, Ali Zahir, Malik Ashter Mehdy, Gianluca Piccinini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Active and Passive Electronic Components
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6974874
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author Mariagrazia Graziano
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description We concentrate on Molecular-FET as a device and present a new modular framework based on VHDL-AMS. We have implemented different Molecular-FET models within the framework. The framework allows comparison between the models in terms of the capability to calculate accurate I-V characteristics. It also provides the option to analyze the impact of Molecular-FET and its implementation in the circuit with the extension of its use in an architecture based on the crossbar configuration. This analysis evidences the effect of choices of technological parameters, the ability of models to capture the impact of physical quantities, and the importance of considering defects at circuit fabrication level. The comparison tackles the computational efforts of different models and techniques and discusses the trade-off between accuracy and performance as a function of the circuit analysis final requirements. We prove this methodology using three different models and test them on a 16-bit tree adder included in Pentium 4 that, to the best of our knowledge, is the biggest circuits based on molecular device ever designed and analyzed.
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spelling doaj-art-ad6b6a6ce70f43bf8e540f56f9564eaf2025-08-20T03:39:40ZengWileyActive and Passive Electronic Components0882-75161563-50312018-01-01201810.1155/2018/69748746974874VHDL-AMS Simulation Framework for Molecular-FET Device-to-Circuit Modeling and DesignMariagrazia Graziano0Ali Zahir1Malik Ashter Mehdy2Gianluca Piccinini3Electronics and Telecommunication Department of Politecnico di Torino, Torino, ItalyDepartment of Electrical Engineering of the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, PakistanElectronics and Telecommunication Department of Politecnico di Torino, Torino, ItalyElectronics and Telecommunication Department of Politecnico di Torino, Torino, ItalyWe concentrate on Molecular-FET as a device and present a new modular framework based on VHDL-AMS. We have implemented different Molecular-FET models within the framework. The framework allows comparison between the models in terms of the capability to calculate accurate I-V characteristics. It also provides the option to analyze the impact of Molecular-FET and its implementation in the circuit with the extension of its use in an architecture based on the crossbar configuration. This analysis evidences the effect of choices of technological parameters, the ability of models to capture the impact of physical quantities, and the importance of considering defects at circuit fabrication level. The comparison tackles the computational efforts of different models and techniques and discusses the trade-off between accuracy and performance as a function of the circuit analysis final requirements. We prove this methodology using three different models and test them on a 16-bit tree adder included in Pentium 4 that, to the best of our knowledge, is the biggest circuits based on molecular device ever designed and analyzed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6974874
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title_short VHDL-AMS Simulation Framework for Molecular-FET Device-to-Circuit Modeling and Design
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