In the nanometer era of VLSI technology, exponential increase in leakage power with technology scaling has become a major design concern. Embedded Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) is a major part of modern nanoelectronic systems. However, over the years, the integration density of SRAM has increased steadily along with associated increase in leakage power and decrease in robustness. The decre...

The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) identifies emerging technologies with the potential to sustain Moore’s Law. A necessary succession from planar CMOS to non-planar/dual-gate CMOS, and ultimately to novel architectures such as carbon nanotube(CNT)-based nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) is envisioned. The ITRS also identifies critical roadblocks currently precludi...