Game theory is a powerful tool for analyzing the competitions among manufacturers in a market. In this article, we present a study on combining game...

A quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) design of an nxm-bit, shift-register-based memory architecture is presented. The architecture maintains data at...

According to Moore’s law, the number of transistors in a chip doubles every 18 months. The increased transistor-count leads to increased power densit...

Defect tolerance will be critical in any system with nanoscale feature sizes. This article examines some fundamental aspects of defect tolerance for...

Scan chains are widely used to improve the testability of integrated circuit (IC) designs and to facilitate fault diagnosis. For traditional 2D IC de...