Small Swing Switches

Describes and evaluates the fundamental principles, modelling, simulation, design and fabrication of a range of different types of small swing switch. A self-contained resource for students and researchers in academia and industry, this up-to-date guide provides an in-depth overview of the existing solutions for steep subthreshold switches.

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* Describes and evaluates the fundamental principles, modelling, simulation, design and fabrication of a range of different types of small swing switch as enablers of energy-efficient ICs and systems * Provides an in-depth overview of the existing solutions for steep subthreshold switches * Covers impact ionization MOS, tunnel FETs, negative capacitance FETs and NEM relays * Critically discusses the merits of each technology based on numerical simulations and experiments * Includes chapters on nanoscale silicon CMOS and silicon nanowire technology