In this paper, the different types of logical structure based on Quantum dot Cellular Automata (QCA) design are discussed. The QCA offers a new transistorless computing paradigm in nanotechnology. It has the potential for attractive features such as faster speed , smaller size and low power consumption than transistor based technology .By taking the advantages of QCA we are able to design inter...

Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) is an approach to computing that eliminates the need for current switches by representing binary information as the configuration of charge among quantum dots. For molecular QCA, redox sites of molecules serve as the quantum dots. The Coulomb interaction between neighboring molecules provides device–device coupling. By introducing clocked control of the QCA c...

Recently testing of Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) Circuits has attracted a lot of attention. In this paper, QCA is investigated for testable implementations of reversible logic. To amplify testability in Reversible QCA circuits, a test method regarding to Built In Self Test technique is developed for detecting all simulated defects. A new Reversible QCA MUX 2×1 desig...

Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) is an emerging technology which has been claimed to be faster and smaller than the most traditional CMOS technology. Since its beginning, many advances have been made, as the introduction of basic devices and the insertion of more complex circuits, like adders. It is not straightforward to implement more complex adders using QCA. This paper proposes the logic...

Physical limitations of Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductors (CMOS) technology at nanoscale and high cost of lithography have provided the platform for creating Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA)-based hardware. The QCA is a new technology that promises smaller, cheaper and faster electronic circuits, and has been regarded as an effective solution for scalability problems in CMOS technolog...

Quantum dot Cellular Automata (QCA) is a promising technology and can emerge alternative to the existing CMOS based technology. This paper presents a novel reduced design of a full adder both in size and delay. Next a reduced area multilayered Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) is presented with significantly less delay. The designs have been verified and simulated using the QCA Designer tool. Keyword...

Absiract-Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) is an approach to computing which eliminates the need for transistors by representing binary digits as charge configurations rather than current levels. Coulomb interactions provide device-device coupling without current flow. Clocked control of the device, allows power gain, control of power dissipation, and pipelined computation. Molecular QCA uses...

Quantum-dot cellular automata ~QCA! may provide a novel way to bypass the transistor paradigm to form molecular-scale computing elements. In the QCA paradigm information is represented by the charge configuration of a QCA cell. We develop a theoretical approach, based on the density matrix formalism, which permits examination of energy flow in QCA devices. Using a simple two-state model to desc...

This paper proposes a detailed design analysis of sequential circuits for quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA). This analysis encompasses flip-flop (FF) devices as well as circuits. Initially, a novel RS-type FF amenable to a QCA implementation is proposed. This FF extends a previous threshold-based configuration to QCA by taking into account the timing issues associated with the adiabatic switc...