Multiple-Valued-Input TANT Networks

The paper proposes mvTANTs , three-level networks with multiple-valued inputs and binary outputs. These networks are a generalization of binary T A N T s (Three level And Not networks with True Inputs). One of possible interpretations of m v T A N T is a four-level binary network with input decoders which realize multiplevalued literals. Similarly to mvPLAs, mvTANTs have regular structures with predictable timing. Comparing to mvPLAs, however, they have at least 25 % less input wares to the third-level (NAND) plane and not more outputs from the second-level (AND) plane than the mvPLA. Thus, in many cases they have less gates and connections, and are useful to minimize Boolean funclions in cellular FPGAs and other regular structures.