New Design of Binary to Ternary Converter

Abstract

Ternary quantum-dot cell automata (TQCA) are a relatively new quantum structure in QCA. The design of ternary digital circuits with this type of structure is increasing because of its proximity to fuzzy logic. The use of multi value logic (MVL) increases circuit density and gives more information about the variable. Designing a circuit combined of binary QCA (bQCA) and TQCA requires interaction between these two technologies, and to create this interaction a converter is used to convert binary to ternary, which is a useful interface. In fact, binary to ternary design can be used as a link between QCA technology at various levels and new multi-value QCA cell structures can be used. In this paper, a new binary-to-ternary converter is introduced. The proposed circuit simulation is presented to show the correct performance of the proposed converter by MATLAB software.

KEYWORDS:

• Quantum-dot cell automata (QCA)
• Binary-to-ternary
• CMOS
• Multiple-value
• MVL
• Polarization

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Supplemental data for this article can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1080/03772063.2021.1886881

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Reza Akbari-Hasanjani

Reza Akbari-Hasanjani received BSc and MSc degree in electrical engineering from Central Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, in 2012 and 2015. He is currently working towards the PhD degree in electrical engineering at Central Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. His research interests are nanocomputing, reversible gates, multiple-value logic and QCA. Email: [email protected]

Reza Sabbaghi-Nadooshan

Reza Sabbaghi-Nadooshan received the BS and MS degrees in electrical in electrical engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1991 and 1994 and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran in 2010. Currently, he is associate professor of Department of Electronics in Central Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. His current research interests include digital design, QCA and nanocomputing.