NAND GATE DEPENDING FOR ITS OPERATION ON QUANTUM EFFECTS Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC H01L27/04 

FIELD: computer engineering and integrated electronics; integrated logic gates of very large-scale integrated circuits.

SUBSTANCE: newly introduced in integrated logic gate that has semi-insulating GaAs substrate, first input metal bus, first AlGaAs region of second polarity of conductivity disposed under the latter to form common Schottky barrier junction, first inherent-conductivity AlGaAs spacer region disposed under the latter, first GaAs region of inherent-conductivity channel disposed under the latter, second AlGaAs region of second polarity of conductivity, second AlGaAs spacer region of inherent conductivity, second input metal bus, output region of second polarity of conductivity, output metal bus, power metal bus, zero-potential metal bus, and isolating dielectric regions are inherent-conductivity AlGaAs tunnel-barrier region, InGaAs region of inherent-conductivity channel, AlGaAs region of second inherent-conductivity barrier, L-section power region of second polarity of conductivity, and Г-section zero-potential region of second polarity of conductivity; first GaAs region of inherent-conductivity channel and InGaAs region of inherent-conductivity channel are disposed in relatively vertical position and separated by AlGaAs region of inherent-conductivity tunnel barrier; output region of second polarity of conductivity is ┘-shaped and ┘-section region.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of using chip area, enhanced speed and reduced power requirement for integrated logic gate switching.

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