In order to improve the performance of arithmetic very large-scale integration （VLSI） sys- tem, a novel structure of quaternary logic gates is proposed based on multiple-valued current mode （MVCM） by using dynamic...In order to improve the performance of arithmetic very large-scale integration （VLSI） sys- tem, a novel structure of quaternary logic gates is proposed based on multiple-valued current mode （MVCM） by using dynamic source-coupled logic （SCL）. Its key components, the comparator and the output generator are both based on differential-pair circuit （DPC）, and the latter is constructed by using the structure of DPC trees. The pre-charge evaluates logic style makes a steady current flow cut off, thereby greatly saving the power dissipation. The combination of multiple-valued source- coupled logic and differential-pair circuit makes it lower power consumption and more compact. The performance is evaluated by HSPICE simulation with 0.18 ~m CMOS technology. The power dissipa- tion, transistor numbers and delay are superior to corresponding binary CMOS implementation. Mul- tiple-valued logic will be the potential solution for the high performance arithmetic VLSI system in the future.展开更多
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文摘In order to improve the performance of arithmetic very large-scale integration （VLSI） sys- tem, a novel structure of quaternary logic gates is proposed based on multiple-valued current mode （MVCM） by using dynamic source-coupled logic （SCL）. Its key components, the comparator and the output generator are both based on differential-pair circuit （DPC）, and the latter is constructed by using the structure of DPC trees. The pre-charge evaluates logic style makes a steady current flow cut off, thereby greatly saving the power dissipation. The combination of multiple-valued source- coupled logic and differential-pair circuit makes it lower power consumption and more compact. The performance is evaluated by HSPICE simulation with 0.18 ~m CMOS technology. The power dissipa- tion, transistor numbers and delay are superior to corresponding binary CMOS implementation. Mul- tiple-valued logic will be the potential solution for the high performance arithmetic VLSI system in the future.
