By applying switch-signal theory, the interaction between MOS transmission switch-ing transistor and current signal in current-mode CMOS circuits is analyzed, and the theory oftransmission current-switches which is su...By applying switch-signal theory, the interaction between MOS transmission switch-ing transistor and current signal in current-mode CMOS circuits is analyzed, and the theory oftransmission current-switches which is suitable to current-mode CMOS circuits is proposed. Thecircuits, such as ternary full-adder etc., designed by using this theory have simpler circuit struc-tures and correct logic functions. It is confirmed that this theory is efficient in guiding the logicdesign of current-mode CMOS circuits at switch level.展开更多
A multi-valued logic system is a promising alternative to traditional binary logic because it can reduce the complexity,power consumption, and area of circuit implementation. This article briefly summarizes the develo...A multi-valued logic system is a promising alternative to traditional binary logic because it can reduce the complexity,power consumption, and area of circuit implementation. This article briefly summarizes the development of ternary logic and its advantages in digital logic circuits. The schemes, characteristics, and application of ternary logic circuits based on CMOS, CNTFET, memristor, and other devices and processes are reviewed in this paper, providing some reference for the further research and development of ternary logic circuits.展开更多
Digital Logic is a fundamental course of majors in electronic information.The simulation experiment is an essential measure to help students understand the principles of digital logic.It can improve the efficiency of ...Digital Logic is a fundamental course of majors in electronic information.The simulation experiment is an essential measure to help students understand the principles of digital logic.It can improve the efficiency of physical experiments and decrease instrument damage caused by operating errors.CircuitVerse is an open-source and Web-based tool of circuit design and simulation for teaching purposes.And now,teachers and students in many colleges and universities use it to assist teaching and learning.Firstly,through a particular example,the features of CircuitVerse and its usage are explained.Secondly,we briefly introduce the application of CircuitVerse in our teaching as well as the following development plans.We believe that our introduction can help teachers understand the software and how to make full use of this tool.展开更多
By applying switch-signal theory, the theory of transmission current-switches based on symmetric ternary logic is proposed, this theory is suitable to design symmetric ternary current-mode CMOS circuits. The symmetric...By applying switch-signal theory, the theory of transmission current-switches based on symmetric ternary logic is proposed, this theory is suitable to design symmetric ternary current-mode CMOS circuits. The symmetric ternary current-mode CMOS circuits designed by using this theory not only have simpler circuit structures and correct logic functions, but also can process bidirectional signals.展开更多
A new analogue sampled-data active device, named as a switched-current operationalamplifier (SIOA), is presented. The use of active circuit elements may simplify drawing the circuitdiagram significantly greatly and ma...A new analogue sampled-data active device, named as a switched-current operationalamplifier (SIOA), is presented. The use of active circuit elements may simplify drawing the circuitdiagram significantly greatly and may permit easier analysis and synthesis of SI networks. Anumber of all pole and elliptic (second-or third-order) switched-current (SI) filters are derivedfrom the switched capacitor prototypes. These can be used as simple self-contained filters or asfilter sections in the cascaded realizations of a higher order transfer functions. To illustrate theapproach, a fifth-order low-pass filter is designed.展开更多
By analysing problems in the traditional design theory of digital circuits it is proposed that both switching variable and signal variable should be adopted for describing the switching state of internal elements and ...By analysing problems in the traditional design theory of digital circuits it is proposed that both switching variable and signal variable should be adopted for describing the switching state of internal elements and signal in digital circuits respectively.Based on the above viewpoint the switch-signal theory is established.According to the working principle in CMOS circuits,the related design technique at switch level is developed.By using the practical design examples it is shown that the circuits designed at switch level have simpler structures than their counterparts designed at the traditional gate level since the switch transistors are used as construction units in designs.展开更多
The basic indexes of all-optical integrated photonic circuits include high-density integration,ultrafast response and ultralow energy consumption.Traditional methods mainly adopt conventional micro/nano-structures.The...The basic indexes of all-optical integrated photonic circuits include high-density integration,ultrafast response and ultralow energy consumption.Traditional methods mainly adopt conventional micro/nano-structures.The overall size of the circuit is large,usually reaches hundreds of microns.Besides,it is difficult to balance the ultrafast response and ultra-low energy consumption problem,and the crosstalk between two traditional devices is difficult to overcome.Here,we propose and experimentally demonstrate an approach based on inverse design method to realize a high-density,ultrafast and ultra-low energy consumption integrated photonic circuit with two all-optical switches controlling the input states of an all-optical XOR logic gate.The feature size of the whole circuit is only 2.5μm×7μm,and that of a single device is 2μm×2μm.The distance between two adjacent devices is as small as 1.5μm,within wavelength magnitude scale.Theoretical response time of the circuit is 150 fs,and the threshold energy is within 10 fJ/bit.We have also considered the crosstalk problem.The circuit also realizes a function of identifying two-digit logic signal results.Our work provides a new idea for the design of ultrafast,ultra-low energy consumption all-optical devices and the implementation of high-density photonic integrated circuits.展开更多
By using the theory of clipping voltage-switches, two kinds of master/slave nMOS quaternary flip-flops are designed. These flip-flops have the capability of two-input presetting and double-rail complementary outputs. ...By using the theory of clipping voltage-switches, two kinds of master/slave nMOS quaternary flip-flops are designed. These flip-flops have the capability of two-input presetting and double-rail complementary outputs. It is shown that these flip-flops are effectively suitable to design nMOS quaternary sequential circuits by designing two examples of hexadecimal up-counter and decimal up-counter.展开更多
By researching the ternary counter and low power circuit design method, a novel design of low power ternary Domino counter on switch-level is proposed. Firstly, the switch-level structure expression of ternary loop op...By researching the ternary counter and low power circuit design method, a novel design of low power ternary Domino counter on switch-level is proposed. Firstly, the switch-level structure expression of ternary loop operation circuit with enable pin is derived according to the switch-signal theory, and the one bit ternary counter is obtained combining the ternary adiabatic Domino literal operation circuit and buffer. Then the switch-level structure expression of enable signal circuit is derived, and the four bits ternary counter is obtained by cascade connection. Finally, the circuit is simulated by Spice tool and the output waveforms transform in proper order indicating that the logic function is correct. The energy consumption of the four bits ternary adiabatic Domino counter is 63% less than the conventional Domino counterpart.展开更多
A new switched-current(SI)biquadratic filter is presented which can simultaneouslyprovide the low-pass,high-pass and band-pass filters in a single building block.A symbol torepresent the universal SI integrator is als...A new switched-current(SI)biquadratic filter is presented which can simultaneouslyprovide the low-pass,high-pass and band-pass filters in a single building block.A symbol torepresent the universal SI integrator is also introduced.It can simplify the analysis and synthesisof SI networks.展开更多
This paper proposes the use of the current signal to express logic values and establishes the theory of grounded current switches suitable for I2L circuits.Based on the advantage that current signals are easy to be ad...This paper proposes the use of the current signal to express logic values and establishes the theory of grounded current switches suitable for I2L circuits.Based on the advantage that current signals are easy to be added, the design technique of I2L circuits by means of the multi-valued current signal is proposed.It is shown that simpler structure of I2L circuits can be obtained with this technique.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘By applying switch-signal theory, the interaction between MOS transmission switch-ing transistor and current signal in current-mode CMOS circuits is analyzed, and the theory oftransmission current-switches which is suitable to current-mode CMOS circuits is proposed. Thecircuits, such as ternary full-adder etc., designed by using this theory have simpler circuit struc-tures and correct logic functions. It is confirmed that this theory is efficient in guiding the logicdesign of current-mode CMOS circuits at switch level.
基金Project supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61871429)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China (Grant No. LY18F010012)the Project of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. D20011)。
文摘A multi-valued logic system is a promising alternative to traditional binary logic because it can reduce the complexity,power consumption, and area of circuit implementation. This article briefly summarizes the development of ternary logic and its advantages in digital logic circuits. The schemes, characteristics, and application of ternary logic circuits based on CMOS, CNTFET, memristor, and other devices and processes are reviewed in this paper, providing some reference for the further research and development of ternary logic circuits.
基金This work is supported in part by the Education and Teaching Reform Project of Xidian University(A21004)the New Experimental Equipment Development Project of Xidian University(YQ21003K).
文摘Digital Logic is a fundamental course of majors in electronic information.The simulation experiment is an essential measure to help students understand the principles of digital logic.It can improve the efficiency of physical experiments and decrease instrument damage caused by operating errors.CircuitVerse is an open-source and Web-based tool of circuit design and simulation for teaching purposes.And now,teachers and students in many colleges and universities use it to assist teaching and learning.Firstly,through a particular example,the features of CircuitVerse and its usage are explained.Secondly,we briefly introduce the application of CircuitVerse in our teaching as well as the following development plans.We believe that our introduction can help teachers understand the software and how to make full use of this tool.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNatural science Foundation of Zhejiang Province
文摘By applying switch-signal theory, the theory of transmission current-switches based on symmetric ternary logic is proposed, this theory is suitable to design symmetric ternary current-mode CMOS circuits. The symmetric ternary current-mode CMOS circuits designed by using this theory not only have simpler circuit structures and correct logic functions, but also can process bidirectional signals.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A new analogue sampled-data active device, named as a switched-current operationalamplifier (SIOA), is presented. The use of active circuit elements may simplify drawing the circuitdiagram significantly greatly and may permit easier analysis and synthesis of SI networks. Anumber of all pole and elliptic (second-or third-order) switched-current (SI) filters are derivedfrom the switched capacitor prototypes. These can be used as simple self-contained filters or asfilter sections in the cascaded realizations of a higher order transfer functions. To illustrate theapproach, a fifth-order low-pass filter is designed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘By analysing problems in the traditional design theory of digital circuits it is proposed that both switching variable and signal variable should be adopted for describing the switching state of internal elements and signal in digital circuits respectively.Based on the above viewpoint the switch-signal theory is established.According to the working principle in CMOS circuits,the related design technique at switch level is developed.By using the practical design examples it is shown that the circuits designed at switch level have simpler structures than their counterparts designed at the traditional gate level since the switch transistors are used as construction units in designs.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2018YFB2200403the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11734001,91950204,92150302.
文摘The basic indexes of all-optical integrated photonic circuits include high-density integration,ultrafast response and ultralow energy consumption.Traditional methods mainly adopt conventional micro/nano-structures.The overall size of the circuit is large,usually reaches hundreds of microns.Besides,it is difficult to balance the ultrafast response and ultra-low energy consumption problem,and the crosstalk between two traditional devices is difficult to overcome.Here,we propose and experimentally demonstrate an approach based on inverse design method to realize a high-density,ultrafast and ultra-low energy consumption integrated photonic circuit with two all-optical switches controlling the input states of an all-optical XOR logic gate.The feature size of the whole circuit is only 2.5μm×7μm,and that of a single device is 2μm×2μm.The distance between two adjacent devices is as small as 1.5μm,within wavelength magnitude scale.Theoretical response time of the circuit is 150 fs,and the threshold energy is within 10 fJ/bit.We have also considered the crosstalk problem.The circuit also realizes a function of identifying two-digit logic signal results.Our work provides a new idea for the design of ultrafast,ultra-low energy consumption all-optical devices and the implementation of high-density photonic integrated circuits.
基金Suported by Youth Science & Technology Foundation of Ningbo Science & Technology Commission and by Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Proyince,China
文摘By using the theory of clipping voltage-switches, two kinds of master/slave nMOS quaternary flip-flops are designed. These flip-flops have the capability of two-input presetting and double-rail complementary outputs. It is shown that these flip-flops are effectively suitable to design nMOS quaternary sequential circuits by designing two examples of hexadecimal up-counter and decimal up-counter.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61234002,61274132)the Key Project of Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.Z1111219)
文摘By researching the ternary counter and low power circuit design method, a novel design of low power ternary Domino counter on switch-level is proposed. Firstly, the switch-level structure expression of ternary loop operation circuit with enable pin is derived according to the switch-signal theory, and the one bit ternary counter is obtained combining the ternary adiabatic Domino literal operation circuit and buffer. Then the switch-level structure expression of enable signal circuit is derived, and the four bits ternary counter is obtained by cascade connection. Finally, the circuit is simulated by Spice tool and the output waveforms transform in proper order indicating that the logic function is correct. The energy consumption of the four bits ternary adiabatic Domino counter is 63% less than the conventional Domino counterpart.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China for the Young
文摘A new switched-current(SI)biquadratic filter is presented which can simultaneouslyprovide the low-pass,high-pass and band-pass filters in a single building block.A symbol torepresent the universal SI integrator is also introduced.It can simplify the analysis and synthesisof SI networks.
文摘This paper proposes the use of the current signal to express logic values and establishes the theory of grounded current switches suitable for I2L circuits.Based on the advantage that current signals are easy to be added, the design technique of I2L circuits by means of the multi-valued current signal is proposed.It is shown that simpler structure of I2L circuits can be obtained with this technique.