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On the Defect Tolerance of Nano-Scale Two-Dimensional Crossbars
Cannes, France October 10-October 13
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/DFT.2004.4419th IEEE International Symposium on ...
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Jing Huang, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Mehdi B. Tahoori, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Fabrizio Lombardi, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Defect tolerance is an extremely important aspect in nano-scale electronics as the bottom-up self-assembly fabrication process results in a significantly higher defect density compared to conventional lithography-based process. Defect tolerance techniques are therefore essential to obtain an acceptable manufacturing yield. In this paper we investigate defect tolerance properties of a two-dimensional (2D) nano-scale crossbar, which is the basic block of various nano architectures which have been recently proposed. Various nano-wire and switch faults are studied and their impact on the routability of a crossbar are investigated. In the presence of defects, it is still possible to utilize a defective crossbar at reduced functionality, i.e. as a smaller defect-free crossbar. Simulation results for different sizes and defect densities are presented. This proposed approach can be utilized by architecture designers to determine the expected size of functional (defect-free) crossbar based on defect density information obtained from the fabrication process.
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Jing Huang, Mehdi B. Tahoori, Fabrizio Lombardi, "On the Defect Tolerance of Nano-Scale Two-Dimensional Crossbars," dft, pp.96-104, 19th IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems (DFT'04), 2004
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