The computation approach known as quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) is based on encoding binary information in the charge configuration of quantum-dot cells. This paradigm provides a possible route to transistor-less electronics at the nano-scale. QCA devices using single-electron switching in metal-dot cells have been fabricated. Here we examine the limits of switching speed and temperature ...

Quantum-dot cellular automaton (QCA) is a novel nanotechnology that provides a very different computation platform than traditional CMOS, in which polarization of electrons indicates the digital information. This paper demonstrates designing combinational circuits based on quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) nanotechnology, which offers a way to implement logic and all interconnections with onl...

The use of quantum-dots is a promising emerging technology for implementing digital systems at the nano-scale level. Recently studied computational paradigms for quantum-dot technology include the use of locally connected quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA). This technique is based on the interaction of electrons within quantum dots that take advantage of quantum phenomena; the same phenomena t...

Abstract Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA), due to its unique characteristics like low power consumption, nanoscale design, and high computing speed is considered as an emerging technology, it can be used alternative for CMOS technology in circuit design quantum computers the near future. XOR gate has many applications of digital circuits QCA. In this paper, efficient novel structure proposed...

Quantum dot Cellular Automata (QCA) is an emerging digital logic representation techniques and one of the possible alternatives to Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor (CMOS) technology. It satisfies attractive circuit components of smaller size and low power dissipation of new circuit design technologies. Quantum dots are nano architecture and it works based on columbic interaction between ...

Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) can be considered as a candidate for the next generation digital logic implementation technology due to their small feature sizes and ultra low power consumption. Up to now, several designs using QCA technology have been proposed. However, we found not all of the designs function properly. Furthermore, no general design guidelines have been proposed so far. T...

We report an experimental demonstration of a functional cell for quantum-dot cellular automata ~QCA!, a transistorless approach to implement logic functions. The four-dot QCA cell is defined by a pair of series-connected, capacitively coupled input and output double dots. We demonstrate that, at low temperature, an electron switch in the input double dot induces an opposite electron switch in t...

Most of Exclusive-OR(XOR) logic gates on quantum-dot cellular automata(QCA) is based on configuration of 2-input, and they are hardly to be scalable and exists unbearable noise because they are only focused on decrease of latency and space. In this paper, we propose how to make a scalable logic using a wire crossing technique, and give examples of two expanded XOR gate using typical logic gates...

We investigate the benefit of using ESOP minimization in the synthesis of quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA). We determine the size and delay of multi-input XOR and AND/OR gates when implemented in using 3-input majority gates that are easily realized in QCA, and use our results in our QCAexor estimator tool. We found that most benchmarks have at least one output that can be better minimized u...