Patent ID: 6320447
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B82Y,G06F,H03K,Y10S

Abstract:
A circuit configuration with single-electron components, comprising:a first supply voltage connection, a second supply voltage connection, a third supply voltage connection, a fourth supply voltage connection, a fifth supply voltage connection, an output, a first control voltage connection, a second control voltage connection, and a third control voltage connection;a circuit block having a first single-electron transistor, a second single-electron transistor, a third single-electron transistor, a fourth single-electron transistor, and a fifth single-electron transistor;wherein said first single-electron transistor is connected between a first main node and a second main node, said second single-electron transistor is connected between said second main node and a third main node, and said third single-electron transistor is connected between said third main node and said output;wherein said fourth single-electron transistor is connected between said second main node and said first supply voltage connection, and said fifth single-electron transistor is connected between said third main node and said first supply voltage connection;wherein said second main node is capacitively connected to said second supply voltage connection, and said third main node is capacitively connected to said third supply voltage connection;said first single-electron transistor having a gate electrode connected to said first control voltage connection, said second single-electron transistor having a gate electrode connected to said second control voltage connection, and said third single-electron transistor having a gate electrode connected to said third control voltage connection;said fourth single-electron transistor having a gate electrode connected to said first main node, and said fifth single-electron transistor having a gate electrode connected to said second main node; andwherein said first main node is capacitively connected to said fourth supply voltage connection, a capacitive element is connected between said first main node and said fifth supply voltage connection, and said fifth supply voltage connection is different from said first supply voltage connection.