FCN Cell Technologies

Supported technological implementations of the FCN concept. Each has its own set of cell types and properties.

Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA)

Header: fiction/technology/cell_technologies.hpp

struct qca_technology

Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) technology implementation of the FCN concept.

Public Types

enum cell_type

Possible types of QCA cells.

Values:

enumerator EMPTY: Symbol used for empty QCA cells.

enumerator NORMAL: Symbol used for normal QCA cells.

enumerator INPUT: Symbol used for input QCA cells.

enumerator OUTPUT: Symbol used for output QCA cells.

enumerator CONST_0: Symbol used for constant 0 input QCA cells.

enumerator CONST_1: Symbol used for constant 1 input QCA cells.

enum class cell_mode : uint8_t

Possible cell modes for QCA cells.

Values:

enumerator NORMAL

enumerator ROTATED

enumerator VERTICAL

enumerator CROSSOVER

enum class cell_mark : uint8_t

Possible marks to be applied to a cell to change its type.

Values:

enumerator EMPTY

enumerator INPUT

enumerator OUTPUT

Public Static Attributes

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_WIDTH = 18ul: Default width of a QCA cell in QCADesigner (https://waluslab.ece.ubc.ca/qcadesigner/).

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_HEIGHT = 18ul: Default height of a QCA cell in QCADesigner.

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_HSPACE = 2ul: Default horizontal spacing between two QCA cells in QCADesigner.

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_VSPACE = 2ul: Default vertical spacing between two QCA cells in QCADesigner.

in-plane Nanomagnet Logic (iNML)

Header: fiction/technology/cell_technologies.hpp

struct inml_technology

in-plane Nanomagnet Logic (iNML) technology implementation of the FCN concept.

Public Types

enum cell_type

Possible types of iNML cells.

Values:

enumerator EMPTY: Symbol used for empty iNML cells.

enumerator NORMAL: Symbol used for normal iNML cells.

enumerator INPUT: Symbol used for input iNML cells.

enumerator OUTPUT: Symbol used for output iNML cells.

enumerator SLANTED_EDGE_UP_MAGNET: Symbol used for upper slanted edge magnets.

enumerator SLANTED_EDGE_DOWN_MAGNET: Symbol used for lower slanted edge magnets.

enumerator INVERTER_MAGNET: Symbol used for inverter magnets.

enumerator CROSSWIRE_MAGNET: Symbol used for cross-wire magnets.

enumerator FANOUT_COUPLER_MAGNET: Symbol used for coupler (fan-out) magnets.

enum class cell_mark : uint8_t

Possible marks to be applied to a cell to change its type.

Values:

enumerator EMPTY

enumerator INPUT

enumerator OUTPUT

Public Static Attributes

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_WIDTH = 50ul: Default width of a iNML cell in NMLSim.

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_HEIGHT = 100ul: Default height of a iNML cell in NMLSim.

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_HSPACE = 10ul: Default horizontal spacing between two iNML cells in NMLSim.

static constexpr uint64_t CELL_VSPACE = 25ul: Default vertical spacing between two iNML cells in NMLSim.

struct cell_mode: iNML cells do not have modes.

Silicon Dangling Bonds (SiDB)

Header: fiction/technology/cell_technologies.hpp

struct sidb_technology

Silicon Dangling Bond (SiDB) technology implementation of the FCN concept.

Public Types

enum cell_type

Possible types of SiDB cells.

Values:

enumerator EMPTY: Symbol used for empty SiDB cells.

enumerator NORMAL: Symbol used for normal SiDB cells.

enumerator INPUT: Symbol used for input SiDB cells.

enumerator OUTPUT: Symbol used for output SiDB cells.

enumerator LOGIC: Symbol used for logic SiDB cells (e.g. canvas SiDBs).

enum class cell_mark : uint8_t

Possible marks to be applied to a cell to change its type.

Values:

enumerator EMPTY

enumerator INPUT

enumerator OUTPUT

enumerator LOGIC

Public Static Attributes

static constexpr double CELL_WIDTH = 0.0: Default width of a SiDB in SiQAD (https://github.com/siqad/siqad). Dots are considered to be 0-dimensional entities for simulation purposes.

static constexpr double CELL_HEIGHT = 0.0: Default height of a SiDB in SiQAD. Dots are considered to be 0-dimensional entities for simulation purposes.

static constexpr double CELL_HSPACE = 0.384: Default horizontal spacing between two SiDBs in SiQAD.

static constexpr double CELL_VSPACE = 0.384: Default average vertical spacing between two SiDBs in SiQAD. Depending on whether they are on the same or different dimer rows, SiDBs can be closer together or further apart.

struct cell_mode: SiDB cells do not have modes.