A nonvolatile programmable solid-electrolyte nanometer switch

被引:166
作者
Kaeriyama, S [1 ]
Sakamoto, T
Sunamura, H
Mizuno, M
Kawaura, H
Hasegawa, T
Terabe, K
Nakayama, T
Aono, M
机构
[1] NEC Corp Ltd, Syst Devices Res Labs, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 2291198, Japan
[2] NEC Corp Ltd, Fundamental & Environm Res Labs, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058501, Japan
[3] Japan Sci & Technol Agcy JST, Kawaguchi, Saitama 3320003, Japan
[4] NIMS, Nanomat Lab, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050003, Japan
关键词
crossbar switch; FPGA; nonvolatile memory; reconfigurable logic; solid electrolyte switch;
D O I
10.1109/JSSC.2004.837244
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, a reconfigurable LSI employing a nonvolatile nanometer-scale switch, NanoBridge, is proposed, and its basic operations are demonstrated. The switch, composed of solid electrolyte copper sulfide, has a <30-nm contact diameter and <100-Ohm on-resistance. Because of its small size, it can be used to create extremely dense field-programmable logic arrays. A 4 x 4 crossbar switch and a 2-input look-up-table circuit are fabricated with 0.18-mum CMOS technology, and operational tests with them have confirmed the switch's potential for use in programmable logic arrays. A 1-kb nonvolatile memory is also presented, and its potential for use as a low-voltage memory device is demonstrated.
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页码:168 / 176
页数:9
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