Charge-Resistance Approach to Benchmarking Performance of Beyond-CMOS Information Processing Devices

TL;DR

This paper introduces a resistance-charge based benchmarking method for beyond-CMOS devices, focusing on energy-delay product estimation through device properties rather than dynamic switching characteristics.

Contribution

It proposes a novel performance metric calculation approach based on resistance and switching charge, applicable to various device types, offering new insights into device optimization.

Findings

Provides a new benchmarking method for beyond-CMOS devices.

Suggests pathways for performance improvement.

Establishes a realistic energy-delay limit involving Planck's constant.

Abstract

Multiple beyond-CMOS information processing devices are presently under active research and require methods of benchmarking them. A new approach for calculating the performance metric, energy-delay product, of such devices is proposed. The approach involves estimating the device properties of resistance and switching charge, rather than dynamic evolution characteristics, such as switching energy and time. Application of this approach to a wide class of charge-based and non-charge based devices is discussed. The approach suggests pathways for improving the performance of beyond-CMOS devices and a new realistic limit for energy-delay product in terms of the Planks constant.