Microelectronics, Nanoelectronics: step behind the red brick wall using the thermal domain

The More-than-Moore Grand Challenge is a hot topic of present day solid state electronics: one way to step behind the "red brick wall" is the 3D heterogeneous integration of different systems with the conventional (standard) CMOS-technology. The aim of this study is to summarize the different bit representation methods, especially possibilities of our new, patented phonsistor (phonon transistor) based thermal-electronic logic system or thermal-electronic logic circuit (TELC). TELC is the first logic gate approach using two different physical quantities, i.e. electrical and thermal for bit representation within one system. (C) 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.