公开(公告)号：US20090091352A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-09

申请号：US12246009

申请日：2008-10-06

申请人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal

发明人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal

IPC分类号： H03K19/20 ,  G11C11/00

CPC分类号： H01L29/0665 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11C13/025 ,  G11C23/00 ,  G11C2213/17 ,  H01H1/0094 ,  H01H1/027 ,  H01L27/28 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/73 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L51/0048 ,  H01L51/0508 ,  Y10S977/708 ,  Y10S977/932 ,  Y10S977/936 ,  Y10S977/938 ,  Y10S977/94 ,  Y10S977/943

摘要： Nanotube-based switching elements with multiple controls and circuits made from such. A switching element includes an input node, an output node, and a nanotube channel element having at least one electrically conductive nanotube. A control structure is disposed in relation to the nanotube channel element to controllably form and unform an electrically conductive channel between said input node and said output node. The output node is constructed and arranged so that channel formation is substantially unaffected by the electrical state of the output node. The control structure includes a control electrode and a release electrode, disposed on opposite sides of the nanotube channel element. The control and release may be used to form a differential input, or if the device is constructed appropriately to operate the circuit in a non-volatile manner. The switching elements may be arranged into logic circuits and latches having differential inputs and/or non-volatile behavior.

摘要翻译： 基于纳米管的开关元件具有由此制成的多个控制和电路。 开关元件包括输入节点，输出节点和具有至少一个导电纳米管的纳米管通道元件。 相对于纳米管通道元件设置控制结构，以可控地形成和取消所述输入节点和所述输出节点之间的导电通道。 输出节点的构造和布置使得通道形成基本上不受输出节点的电气状态的影响。 控制结构包括设置在纳米管通道元件的相对侧上的控制电极和释放电极。 控制和释放可用于形成差分输入，或者如果该装置被适当地构造以以非易失性方式操作电路。 开关元件可以被布置成具有差分输入和/或非易失性行为的逻辑电路和锁存器。

公开(公告)号：US07416993B2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-26

申请号：US10936119

申请日：2004-09-08

申请人： Brent M. Segal ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Claude L. Bertin

发明人： Brent M. Segal ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Claude L. Bertin

IPC分类号： H01L21/302

CPC分类号： H01L51/0048 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L51/0023 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y10S977/724 ,  Y10S977/762 ,  Y10S977/767 ,  Y10S977/856 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Nanowire articles and methods of making the same are disclosed. A conductive article includes a plurality of inter-contacting nanowire segments that define a plurality of conductive pathways along the article. The nanowire segments may be semiconducting nanowires, metallic nanowires, nanotubes, single walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, or nanowires entangled with nanotubes. The various segments may have different lengths and may include segments having a length shorter than the length of the article. A strapping material may be positioned to contact a portion of the plurality of nanowire segments. The strapping material may be patterned to create the shape of a frame with an opening that exposes an area of the nanowire fabric. Such a strapping layer may also be used for making electrical contact to the nanowire fabric especially for electrical stitching to lower the overall resistance of the fabric.

摘要翻译： 公开了纳米线制品及其制造方法。 导电制品包括沿着制品限定多个导电通路的多个接触接触的纳米线段。 纳米线段可以是半导体纳米线，金属纳米线，纳米管，单壁碳纳米管，多壁碳纳米管或与纳米管缠结的纳米线。 各个片段可以具有不同的长度，并且可以包括长度短于制品的长度的片段。 捆扎材料可以被定位成接触多个纳米线段的一部分。 捆扎材料可以被图案化以产生具有暴露纳米线织物的区域的开口的框架的形状。 这种捆扎层也可以用于与纳米线织物的电接触，特别是用于电缝合以降低织物的整体阻力。

公开(公告)号：US07405605B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-29

申请号：US11651263

申请日：2007-01-09

申请人： Claude L. Bertin

发明人： Claude L. Bertin

IPC分类号： H03K3/289 ,  H03K3/356

CPC分类号： B82Y10/00 ,  G11C13/025 ,  Y10S977/936 ,  Y10S977/94

摘要： Data storage circuits and components of such circuits constructed using nanotube switching elements. The storage circuits may be stand-alone devices or cells incorporated into other devices or circuits. The data storage circuits include or can be used in latches, master-slave flip-flops, digital logic circuits, memory devices and other circuits. In one aspect of the invention, a master-slave flip-flop is constructed using one or more nanotube switching element-based storage devices. The master storage element or the slave storage element or both may be constructed using nanotube switching elements, for example, using two nanotube switching element-based inverters. The storage elements may be volatile or non-volatile. An equilibration device is provided for protecting the stored data from fluctuations on the inputs. Input buffers and output buffers for data storage circuits of the invention may also be constructed using nanotube switching elements.

摘要翻译： 使用纳米管开关元件构造的这种电路的数据存储电路和部件。 存储电路可以是并入设备或电路中的独立设备或单元。 数据存储电路包括或可用于锁存器，主从触发器，数字逻辑电路，存储器件和其它电路。 在本发明的一个方面，使用一个或多个基于纳米管开关元件的存储装置来构造主从触发器。 主存储元件或从存储元件或二者可以使用例如使用两个基于纳米管开关元件的反相器的纳米管开关元件来构造。 存储元件可以是挥发性的或非挥发性的。 提供了一种平衡装置，用于保护存储的数据免受输入上的波动。 本发明的数据存储电路的输入缓冲器和输出缓冲器也可以使用纳米管开关元件构成。

公开(公告)号：US20080164541A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-10

申请号：US11827393

申请日：2007-07-11

申请人： Brent M. Segal ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Bernhard Vogeli ,  Darren Brock ,  Venkatachalam C. Jaiprakash ,  Claude L. Bertin

发明人： Brent M. Segal ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Bernhard Vogeli ,  Darren Brock ,  Venkatachalam C. Jaiprakash ,  Claude L. Bertin

IPC分类号： H01L29/00

CPC分类号： G01N27/4146 ,  B82Y15/00 ,  G11C13/025 ,  Y10S977/902 ,  Y10S977/904 ,  Y10S977/92 ,  Y10S977/921 ,  Y10S977/922 ,  Y10S977/924 ,  Y10T29/43 ,  Y10T29/49082

摘要： Sensor platforms and methods of making them are described. A platform having a non-horizontally oriented sensor element comprising one or more nanostructures such as nanotubes is described. Under certain embodiments, a sensor element has or is made to have an affinity for an analyte. Under certain embodiments, such a sensor element comprises one or more pristine nanotubes. Under certain embodiments, the sensor element comprises derivatized or functionalized nanotubes. Under certain embodiments, a sensor is made by providing a support structure; providing one or more nanotubes on the structure to provide material for a sensor element; and providing circuitry to electrically sense the sensor element's electrical characterization. Under certain embodiments, the sensor element comprises pre-derivatized or pre-functionalized nanotubes. Under other embodiments, sensor material is derivatized or functionalized after provision on the structure or after patterning. Under certain embodiments, a large-scale array of sensor platforms includes a plurality of sensor elements.

公开(公告)号：US20080036356A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US11227468

申请日：2005-09-15

申请人： Jonathan W. Ward ,  Mitchell Meinhold ,  Claude L. Bertin ,  Benjamin Schlatka ,  Brent M. Segal ,  Thomas Ruckes

发明人： Jonathan W. Ward ,  Mitchell Meinhold ,  Claude L. Bertin ,  Benjamin Schlatka ,  Brent M. Segal ,  Thomas Ruckes

IPC分类号： H01K1/02

CPC分类号： H01K1/04 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L51/0048 ,  H01L51/0052

摘要： Light emitters using nanotubes and methods of making same. A light emitter includes a nanotube article in electrical communication with a first and a second contact, a substrate having a predefined region with a relatively low thermal conductivity said region in predefined physical relation to said nanotube article; and a stimulus circuit in electrical communication with the first and second contacts. The stimulus circuit provides electrical stimulation sufficient to induce light emission from the nanotube article in the proximity of the predefined region. The predefined region is a channel formed in the substrate or a region of material with relatively low thermal conductivity. The light emitter can be integrated with semiconductor circuits including CMOS circuits. The light emitter can be integrated into optical driver circuits (on- and off-chip drivers) and opto-isolators.

摘要翻译： 使用纳米管的发光体及其制作方法。 光发射器包括与第一和第二接触电连通的纳米管制品，具有预定区域的基底，所述预定区域具有相对于所述纳米管制品预定的物理关系的相对低导热性的所述区域; 以及与第一和第二触点电连通的激励电路。 刺激电路提供足以在预定区域附近从纳米管制品引发光发射的电刺激。 预定区域是形成在衬底中的通道或具有相对较低热导率的材料区域。 光发射器可以与包括CMOS电路的半导体电路集成。 光发射器可以集成到光驱动器电路（片上和片外驱动器）和光隔离器中。

公开(公告)号：US07330709B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-12

申请号：US11033215

申请日：2005-01-10

申请人： Claude L. Bertin

发明人： Claude L. Bertin

IPC分类号： H04B1/16 ,  H03K19/20

CPC分类号： G11C13/025 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11C2213/17 ,  Y10S977/936 ,  Y10S977/938 ,  Y10S977/94

摘要： Receiver circuits using nanotube based switches and logic. Preferably, the circuits are dual-rail (differential). A receiver circuit includes a differential input having a first and second input link, and a differential output having a first and second output link. First, second, third and fourth switching elements each have an input node, an output node, a nanotube channel element, and a control structure disposed in relation to the nanotube channel element to controllably form and unform an electrically conductive channel between said input node and said output node. The receiver circuit can sense small voltage inputs and convert them to larger voltage swings.

摘要翻译： 使用基于纳米管的开关和逻辑的接收器电路。 优选地，电路是双轨（差分）。 接收器电路包括具有第一和第二输入链路的差分输入和具有第一和第二输出链路的差分输出。 第一，第二，第三和第四开关元件各自具有相对于纳米管通道元件设置的输入节点，输出节点，纳米管通道元件和控制结构，以可控地形成和取消所述输入节点和 所述输出节点。 接收器电路可以感测小电压输入并将其转换为更大的电压摆幅。

公开(公告)号：US07294877B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-13

申请号：US10811373

申请日：2004-03-26

申请人： Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal ,  Bernard Vogeli ,  Darren K. Brock ,  Venkatachalam C. Jaiprakash ,  Claude L. Bertin

发明人： Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal ,  Bernard Vogeli ,  Darren K. Brock ,  Venkatachalam C. Jaiprakash ,  Claude L. Bertin

IPC分类号： H01L51/30

CPC分类号： H01L51/055 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11C13/025 ,  G11C16/0416 ,  G11C23/00 ,  G11C2213/17 ,  H01L29/0665 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/42324 ,  H01L51/0048 ,  H01L51/0052

摘要： Nanotube on gate FET structures and applications of such, including n2 crossbars requiring only 2n control lines. A non-volatile transistor device includes a source region and a drain region of a first semiconductor type of material and a channel region of a second semiconductor type of material disposed between the source and drain region. A gate structure is made of at least one of semiconductive or conductive material and is disposed over an insulator over the channel region. A control gate is made of at least one of semiconductive or conductive material. An electromechanically-deflectable nanotube switching element is in fixed contact with one of the gate structure and the control gate structure and is not in fixed contact with the other of the gate structure and the control gate structure. The device has a network of inherent capacitances, including an inherent capacitance of an undeflected nanotube switching element in relation to the gate structure. The network is such that the nanotube switching element is deflectable into contact with the other of the gate structure and the control gate structure in response to signals being applied to the control gate and one of the source region and drain region. Certain embodiments of the device have an area of about 4 F2. Other embodiments include a release line is positioned in spaced relation to the nanotube switching element, and having a horizontal orientation that is parallel to the orientation of the source and drain diffusions. Other embodiments provide an n2 crossbar array having n2 non-volatile transistor devices, but require only 2n control lines.

摘要翻译： 纳米管栅极FET结构及其应用，包括只需要2n条控制线的n 2条交叉。 非挥发性晶体管器件包括第一半导体类型的材料的源极区域和漏极区域以及设置在源极和漏极区域之间的第二半导体类型的材料的沟道区域。 栅极结构由半导体或导电材料中的至少一种制成，并且设置在沟道区域上方的绝缘体上。 控制门由半导体或导电材料中的至少一种制成。 机电偏转型纳米管开关元件与栅极结构和控制栅极结构中的一个固定接触，并且不与栅极结构和控制栅极结构中的另一个固定接触。 该器件具有固有电容的网络，包括相对于栅极结构的未折射的纳米管开关元件的固有电容。 网络使得纳米管开关元件响应于施加到控制栅极和源极区域和漏极区域之一的信号而偏转成与栅极结构和控制栅极结构中的另一个接触。 该装置的某些实施例具有约4F 2的面积。 其他实施例包括释放线与纳米管开关元件间隔开定位，并且具有平行于源极和漏极扩散的取向的水平取向。 其他实施例提供了具有n 2个非易失性晶体管器件的n≥2的交叉开关阵列，但是仅需要2n个控制线。

公开(公告)号：US07245520B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-17

申请号：US11231213

申请日：2005-09-20

申请人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Ruckes ,  Brent M. Segal

发明人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Ruckes ,  Brent M. Segal

IPC分类号： G11C11/00 ,  G11C11/50 ,  G11C7/10 ,  B82B1/00

CPC分类号： G11C13/025 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11C14/00 ,  G11C23/00 ,  Y10S977/732 ,  Y10S977/733 ,  Y10S977/936 ,  Y10S977/938 ,  Y10S977/943

摘要： A random access memory cell includes first and second nanotube switching elements and an electronic memory with cross-coupled first and second inverters. Each nanotube switching element includes a nanotube channel element having at least one electrically conductive nanotube, and a set electrode and a release electrode disposed in relation to the nanotube channel element to controllably form and unform an electrically conductive channel between a channel electrode and an output node. Input nodes of the first and second inverters are coupled to the set electrodes and the output nodes of the first and second nanotube switching elements. The cell can operate as a normal electronic memory, or in a shadow memory or store mode to transfer the electronic memory state to the nanotube switching elements. The device may later be operated in a recall mode to transfer the state of the nanotube switching elements to the electronic memory.

摘要翻译： 随机存取存储单元包括第一和第二纳米管切换元件以及具有交叉耦合的第一和第二反相器的电子存储器。 每个纳米管开关元件包括具有至少一个导电纳米管的纳米管通道元件，以及相对于纳米管通道元件设置的设定电极和释放电极，以可控制地形成和取消通道电极与输出节点之间的导电通道 。 第一和第二反相器的输入节点耦合到第一和第二纳米管切换元件的设定电极和输出节点。 电池可以作为正常的电子存储器，或者在阴影存储器或存储模式下操作，以将电子存储器状态传送到纳米管开关元件。 该装置可以稍后在召回模式下操作以将纳米管开关元件的状态转移到电子存储器。

公开(公告)号：US07138832B2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-21

申请号：US10917893

申请日：2004-08-13

申请人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal

发明人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal

IPC分类号： H03K19/20

CPC分类号： H01L29/0665 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11C13/025 ,  G11C23/00 ,  G11C2213/16 ,  G11C2213/17 ,  H01H1/0094 ,  H01H1/027 ,  H01H2001/0005 ,  H01L27/28 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/73 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L51/0048 ,  H01L51/0508 ,  Y10S977/762 ,  Y10S977/932 ,  Y10S977/94 ,  Y10T29/49002

摘要： Nanotube-based switching elements and logic circuits. Under one embodiment of the invention, a switching element includes an input node, an output node, a nanotube channel element having at least one electrically conductive nanotube, and a control electrode. The control electrode is disposed in relation to the nanotube channel element to controllably form an electrically conductive channel between the input node and the output node. The channel at least includes said nanotube channel element. The output node is constructed and arranged so that channel formation is substantially unaffected by the electrical state of the output node. Under another embodiment of the invention, the control electrode is arranged in relation to the nanotube channel element to form said conductive channel by causing electromechanical deflection of said nanotube channel element. Under another embodiment of the invention, the output node includes an isolation structure disposed in relation to the nanotube channel element so that channel formation is substantially invariant from the state of the output node. Under another embodiment of the invention, the isolation structure includes electrodes disposed on opposite sides of the nanotube channel element and said electrodes produce substantially the same electric field. Under another embodiment of the invention, a Boolean logic circuit includes at least one input terminal and an output terminal, and a network of nanotube switching elements electrically disposed between said at least one input terminal and said output terminal. The network of nanotube switching elements effectuates a Boolean function transformation of Boolean signals on said at least one input terminal. The Boolean function transformation includes a Boolean inversion within the function, such as a NOT or NOR function.

公开(公告)号：US07115960B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-03

申请号：US10917794

申请日：2004-08-13

申请人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal

发明人： Claude L. Bertin ,  Thomas Rueckes ,  Brent M. Segal

IPC分类号： H01L29/84

CPC分类号： H01L29/0665 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11C13/025 ,  G11C23/00 ,  H01H1/0094 ,  H01H2001/0005 ,  H01L27/28 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/73 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L51/0048 ,  H01L51/0508 ,  Y10S977/708 ,  Y10S977/762

摘要： Nanotube-based switching elements and logic circuits. Under one embodiment of the invention, a switching element includes an input node, an output node, a nanotube channel element having at least one electrically conductive nanotube, and a control electrode. The control electrode is disposed in relation to the nanotube channel element to controllably form an electrically conductive channel between the input node and the output node. The channel at least includes said nanotube channel element. The output node is constructed and arranged so that channel formation is substantially unaffected by the electrical state of the output node. Under another embodiment of the invention, the control electrode is arranged in relation to the nanotube channel element to form said conductive channel by causing electromechanical deflection of said nanotube channel element. Under another embodiment of the invention, the output node includes an isolation structure disposed in relation to the nanotube channel element so that channel formation is substantially invariant from the state of the output node. Under another embodiment of the invention, the isolation structure includes electrodes disposed on opposite sides of the nanotube channel element and said electrodes produce substantially the same electric field. Under another embodiment of the invention, a Boolean logic circuit includes at least one input terminal and an output terminal, and a network of nanotube switching elements electrically disposed between said at least one input terminal and said output terminal. The network of nanotube switching elements effectuates a Boolean function transformation of Boolean signals on said at least one input terminal. The Boolean function transformation includes a Boolean inversion within the function, such as a NOT or NOR function.

摘要翻译： 基于纳米管的开关元件和逻辑电路。 在本发明的一个实施例中，开关元件包括输入节点，输出节点，具有至少一个导电纳米管的纳米管通道元件和控制电极。 控制电极相对于纳米管通道元件设置，以在输入节点和输出节点之间可控制地形成导电通道。 通道至少包括所述纳米管通道元件。 输出节点的构造和布置使得通道形成基本上不受输出节点的电气状态的影响。 在本发明的另一实施例中，控制电极相对于纳米管通道元件布置，以通过引起所述纳米管通道元件的机电偏转而形成所述导电通道。 在本发明的另一个实施例中，输出节点包括相对于纳米管通道元件设置的隔离结构，使得通道形成从输出节点的状态基本上是不变的。 在本发明的另一个实施例中，隔离结构包括设置在纳米管通道元件的相对侧上的电极，所述电极产生基本上相同的电场。 在本发明的另一个实施例中，布尔逻辑电路包括至少一个输入端子和输出端子，以及电气地布置在所述至少一个输入端子和所述输出端子之间的纳米管开关元件网络。 纳米管切换元件的网络在所述至少一个输入端上实现布尔信号的布尔函数变换。 布尔函数变换包括函数内的布尔反转，如NOT或NOR函数。