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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seth Copen Goldstein, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Daniel L. Rosewater, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/920 ; H03K 1/9173 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/920 ; H03K 1/9173 ;
Abstract
Chemically assembled electronic nanotechnology (CAEN) provides an alternative to using Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) for constructing circuits with feature sizes in the tens of nanometers. A molecular latch and a method using the latch that enables it to act as a state holding device, perform voltage restoration, and to provide I/O isolation is disclosed.