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Authors:	Gergel-Hackett, N. E., Hill, A. A., Hacker, C. A., Richter, C. A.
Title:	The Integration of Molecular Electronic Devices with Traditional CMOS Technologies
Published:	August 28, 2008
Abstract:	This work describes the development of hybrid circuits composed of silicon-based molecular electronic devices and traditional CMOS technology. In the development of these circuits, we first fabricated individual CMOS-compatible molecular electronic devices and established their effectiveness. We then designed and used traditional VLSI tools to layout a hybrid circuit that includes CMOS for the on-chip characterization of the molecular devices, as well as a platform composed of the contacts and interconnects for the molecular electronic devices. Finally, we developed the procedures for the post-processing fabrication of the molecular electronic devices using CMOS-compatible techniques. This work is an important step towards the realization of hybrid molecular/traditional circuits, both for advancing novel ?beyond CMOS? molecular electronic technology, but also for enabling hybrid circuits for the on-chip characterization of the molecular electronic devices via CMOS instrumentation.
Proceedings:	Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nanotechnology
Pages:	4 pp.
Location:	Arlington, TX
Dates:	August 18-21, 2008
Keywords:	molecular electronics, hybrid circuits
Research Area:	Nanoelectronics and Nanoscale Electronics;
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