摘要:
The random number test circuit includes a shift register which operates based on a clock and which successively stores serial random numbers generated by a random number generation element, a first random number being output from a predetermined stage of the shift register; a comparison circuit which compares the first random number with a second random number located at a distance of a first predetermined number of bits from the first random number, the second random number being generated by the random number generation element; a counter which counts a frequency of occurrence of equality or inequality between the first random number and the second random number, with respect to all bits in the serial random numbers, and a decision circuit which judges an article quality to be good if a count value in the counter indicates a frequency of occurrence equal to or less than a number determined previously by correlation.
摘要:
The objective is to provide a random number generating device having a smaller circuit size and a smaller value of output bias. The random number generating device includes a pair of first and second current paths arranged in parallel with each other, and a pair of first and second fine particles, which can mutually exchange charges, and are located in the vicinity of the first and second current paths.
摘要:
According to some embodiments, an “excess-current programming method” on ZnCdS memory devices for FPGA applications is disclosed. an “excess-current programming method” can also be employed within a variety of other applications, including other memory devices having low On-resistance, such as, e.g., metal-oxide memory like Ti-oxide, Ni-oxide, W-oxide, Cu-oxide and so on. Embodiments of ZnCdS based devices (e.g., memory devices), FPGA elements incorporating the same and methods thereof for reconfigurable circuits can reduce area overhead, power overhead and/or latency (e.g., of FPGA), address a disturbance problem during logic operation, decrease an ON-resistance characteristic and/or obtain increased data retention.
摘要:
A random number generating device includes a semiconductor device including a source region, a drain region, a channel region provided between the source region and the drain region, and an insulating portion provided on the channel region, the insulating portion including a trap insulating film having traps based on dangling bonds and expressed by Six(SiO2)y(Si3N4)1-yMz (M is an element other than Si, O, and N, x≧0, 1≧y≧0, z≧0, the case where x=0 and y=1 and z=0 is excluded), conductivity of the channel region varying randomly depending on the amount of charge caught in the traps, and a random number generating unit connected to the semiconductor device and generating random numbers based on a random variation in the conductivity of the channel region.
摘要:
A random number generating circuit can generate random numbers with high randomness, and can be made as a compact integrated circuit. The random number generating circuit includes an uncertain logic circuit having a flip-flop type logic circuit that gives digital output values not determined definitely by a digital input value, and an equalizing circuit having an exclusive OR operating circuit for equalizing appearance frequencies of “0” and “1” in the digital output values output from the uncertain logic circuit.
摘要:
An electrode manufacturing method comprises: forming plural protruding portions on a surface of a substrate; introducing first particles having a size that changes according to heat, light, or a first solvent between said plural protruding portions; changing the size of the first particles by applying heat, light, or the first solvent to said first particles; and depositing an electrode material onto the surface of said substrate.
摘要:
A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuit having integrated functional devices such as nanowires, carbon nanotubes, magnetic memory cells, phase change memory cells, ferroelectric memory cells or the like. The functional devices are integrated with the CMOS circuit. The functional devices are bonded (e.g. by direct bonding, anodic bonding, or diffusion bonding) to a top surface of the CMOS circuit. The functional devices are fabricated and processed on a carrier wafer, and an attachment layer (e.g. SiO2) is deposited over the functional devices. Then, the CMOS circuit and attachment layer are bonded. The carrier wafer is removed (e.g. by etching). The functional devices remain attached to the CMOS circuit via the attachment layer. Apertures are etched through the attachment layer to provide a path for electrical connections between the CMOS circuit and the functional devices.
摘要:
A memory circuit according to an embodiment includes: a first transistor including a first source/drain electrode, a second source/drain electrode, and a first gate electrode; a second transistor including a third source/drain electrode connected to the second source/drain electrode, a fourth source/drain electrode, and a second gate electrode; a third transistor and a fourth transistor forming an inverter circuit, the third transistor including a fifth source/drain electrode, a sixth source/drain electrode, and a third gate electrode connected to the second source/drain electrode, the fourth transistor including a seventh source/drain electrode connected to the sixth source/drain electrode, an eighth source/drain electrode, and a fourth gate electrode connected to the second source/drain electrode; and an output terminal connected to the sixth source/drain electrode. At least one of the third transistor and the fourth transistor is a spin MOSFET, and an output of the inverter circuit is sent from the output terminal.
摘要:
A 3-dimensional integrated circuit designing method includes forming a temporary layout region for an original integrated circuit on an XY plane, the plane being short in an X direction and long in a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction, dividing the temporary layout region into 2N (N is an integral number of not smaller than 2) or more subregions in the Y direction, configuring one block for every successive N subregions to prepare a plurality of blocks, and forming N layers of layout by alternately folding each of the blocks in the Y direction in units of one subregion to selectively set a kN-th (k is an integral number not less than 1) subregion and (kN+1)th subregion of each block to one of an uppermost layer and lowermost layer.
摘要:
A random number generating circuit comprises: the seed generating circuit which generates a seed; and a pseudo random number circuit which generates pseudo random numbers based on the seed generated by the seed generating circuit. The seed generating circuit has: an oscillating circuit which oscillates continuously or intermittently, and which outputs a digital data sequence; a smoothing circuit which outputs time series data by controlling appearance frequencies of “0” and “1” in the digital data sequence outputted from the oscillating circuit; and a postprocessing circuit which generates one-bit seed by a computation using a plurality of bits included in the time series data.