Comprehensive and comparative analysis of QCA-based circuit designs for next-generation computation

V Jain, DK Sharma, HM Gaur, AK Singh… - ACM Computing …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
For the past several decades, VLSI design has been focused on lowering the size, power,
and delay. As of now, this miniaturization does not seems to be a possible way to address …

Hexagons are the bestagons: design automation for silicon dangling bond logic

M Walter, SSH Ng, K Walus, R Wille - Proceedings of the 59th ACM/IEEE …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Field-coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) defines a class of post-CMOS nanotechnologies that
promises compact layouts, low power operation, and high clock rates. Recent breakthroughs …

Scalable Physical Design for Silicon Dangling Bond Logic: How a 45° Turn Prevents the Reinvention of the Wheel

S Hofmann, M Walter, R Wille - 2023 IEEE 23rd International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the ever-increasing demands of computing, post-CMOS technologies are sought after.
Field-coupled Nanocomputing (FCN), which relies on physical field repulsion, is a class of …

QuickSim: Efficient and Accurate Physical Simulation of Silicon Dangling Bond Logic

J Drewniok, M Walter, SSH Ng… - 2023 IEEE 23rd …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon Dangling Bonds have established themselves as a promising competitor in the field
of beyond-CMOS technologies. Their integration density and potential for energy dissipation …

Late Breaking Results From Hybrid Design Automation for Field-coupled Nanotechnologies

S Hofmann, M Walter, L Servadei… - 2023 60th ACM/IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent breakthroughs in atomically precise manufacturing are paving the way for Field-
coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) to become a real-world post-CMOS technology. This drives …

fiction: An open source framework for the design of field-coupled nanocomputing circuits

M Walter, R Wille, FS Torres, D Große… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2019 - arxiv.org
As a class of emerging post-CMOS technologies, Field-coupled Nanocomputing (FCN)
devices promise computation with tremendously low energy dissipation. Even though …

Thinking Outside the Clock: Physical Design for Field-coupled Nanocomputing with Deep Reinforcement Learning

S Hofmann, M Walter, L Servadei… - 2024 25th International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in atom-scale manufacturing are paving the way toward the emergence of
Field-coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) as a viable real-world post-CMOS technology. Current …

MNT Bench: Benchmarking Software and Layout Libraries for Field-coupled Nanocomputing

S Hofmann, M Walter, R Wille - … & Test in Europe Conference & …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As Field-coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) gains traction as a viable post-CMOS technology,
the EDA community lacks public benchmarks to evaluate the performance of academic and …

Late breaking results: Wiring reduction for field-coupled nanotechnologies

ST Hofmann, M Walter, R Wille - Proceedings of the 61st ACM/IEEE …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The emergence of Field-coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) as a green and atomically-sized
post-CMOS technology introduces a unique challenge for the development of physical …

[PDF][PDF] The Munich Nanotech Toolkit (MNT)

M Walter, J Drewniok, S Hofmann, B Hien, R Wille - 2024 - cda.cit.tum.de
As traditional computing technologies near their physical limits, the demand for beyond-
CMOS alternatives intensifies. Among these, Field-coupled Nanocomputing (FCN) emerges …