摘要：The circuit testable realizations of multiple-valued functions are studied in this letter. First of all,it is shown that one vector detects all skew faults in multiplication modulo circuits or in addi-tion modulo circuits,and n+1 vectors detect all skew faults in the circuit realization of multiple-valued functions with n inputs. Secondly,min(max) bridging fault test sets with n+2 vectors are pre-sented for the circuit realizations of multiple-valued logic functions. Finally,a tree structure is used instead of cascade structure to reduce the delay in the circuit realization,it is shown that three vec-tors are sufficient to detect all single stuck-at faults in the tree structure realization of multiple-valued logic functions.

摘要：In order to improve the performance of arithmetic very large-scale integration （VLSI） sys- tem, a novel structure of quaternary logic gates is proposed based on multiple-valued current mode （MVCM） by using dynamic source-coupled logic （SCL）. Its key components, the comparator and the output generator are both based on differential-pair circuit （DPC）, and the latter is constructed by using the structure of DPC trees. The pre-charge evaluates logic style makes a steady current flow cut off, thereby greatly saving the power dissipation. The combination of multiple-valued source- coupled logic and differential-pair circuit makes it lower power consumption and more compact. The performance is evaluated by HSPICE simulation with 0.18 ~m CMOS technology. The power dissipa- tion, transistor numbers and delay are superior to corresponding binary CMOS implementation. Mul- tiple-valued logic will be the potential solution for the high performance arithmetic VLSI system in the future.

摘要：By research on the switch-signal theory for multiple-valued logic circuits, the theory of three essential elements and the principle of adiabatic circuits, a design scheme for a double power clock ternary clocked transmission gate adiabatic logic （DTCTGAL） circuit is presented. The energy injection and recovery can be conducted by the bootstrapped NMOSFET, which makes the circuit maintain the characteristics of energy recovery as well as multiple-valued input and output. An XOR/XNOR circuit based on DTCTGAL is also presented using this design scheme. Finally, using the parameters of a TSMC 0.25μm CMOS device, PSPICE simulation results indicate that the proposed circuits have correct logic and significant low power characteristics.

摘要：An algebra proposed for current-mode CMOS multivalued circuits is briefly reviewed. This paper discusses its application in the design of multivalued circults. Several current-mode CMOS quaternary and quinary circuits are de-signed by algebraic means. The design method based on this algebra may offer a design simpler than the previously knowll ones.

摘要：CMOS binary logic is limited by short channel effects, power density, and interconnection restrictions. The effective solution is non-silicon multiple-valued logic （MVL） computing. This study presents two high-performance quaternary full adder cells based on carbon nanotube field effect transistors （CNTFETs）. The proposed designs use the unique properties of CNTFETs such as achieving a desired threshold voltage by adjusting the carbon nanotube diameters and having the same mobility as p-type and n-type devices. The proposed circuits were simulated under various test conditions using the Synopsys HSPICE simulator with the 32 nm Stanford comprehensive CNTFET model. The proposed designs have on average 32% lower delay, 68% average power, 83% energy consumption, and 77% static power compared to current state-of-the-art quaternary full adders. Simulation results indicated that the proposed designs are robust against process, voltage, and temperature variations, and are noise tolerant.

摘要：A general method for designing ternary circuits using double pass-transistor logic is investigated. The logical relation of each MOS transistor is formulated by using the transmission operation in order to make effective and practical use of the circuits. A way to generate ternary complementary and dual circuits by applying the complementarity and duality principles is presented. This new static ternary double pass-transistor logic scheme has some favorable properties：the use of standard CMOS process without any modification of the thresholds, a perfectly symmetrical structure,a full logic swing, the maximum possible noise margins, a less complex structure, and no static power consumption. HSPICE simulations using TSMC 0.25μm CMOS technology and a 3V power supply demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design.