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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information

10-GHz Operation of Multiple-Valued Quantizers Using Resonant-Tunneling Devices

Toshihiro ITOH, Takao WAHO, Koichi MAEZAWA, Masafumi YAMAMOTO

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We study ultrafast operation of multiple-valued quantizers composed of resonant-tunneling diodes (RTDs) and high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). The operation principle of these quantizers is based on the monostable-multistable transition logic (MML) of series-connected RTDs. The quantizers are fabricated by monolithically integrating InP-based RTDs and 0.7-µm-gate-length HEMTs with a cutoff frequency of 40 GHz. To perform high-frequency experiments, an output buffer and termination resistors are attached to the quantizers, and the quantizers are designed to accommodate high-frequency input signals. Our experiments show that both ternary and quaternary quantizers can operate at clock frequencies of 10 GHz and at input frequencies of 3 GHz. This demonstrates the potential of applying RTD-based multiple-valued quantizers to high-frequency circuits.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information Vol.E82-D No.5 pp.949-954
Publication Date
1999/05/25
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Type of Manuscript
Special Section PAPER (Special Issue on Multiple-Valued Logic and Its Applications)
Category
Circuits

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