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A Novel Design Approach for Multi-input XOR Gate Using Multi-input Majority Function

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Great attention is paid to develop the nanotechnology fabrication techniques, but few attempts were done to develop special design techniques for the emerging nanotechnologies. In this paper, a new design approach for the multi-input XOR suitable for nanotechnologies is presented. This approach uses the multi-input majority function as a building block. The proposed method causes significant improvement in the gate level. The proposed design approach is deployed to CNFET 5-input and 7-input XOR circuit. The results show good improvements in the speed and number of devices.

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  1. Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran

    Esam Alkaldy, Keivan Navi & Fazel Sharifi

  2. Nanotechnology and Quantum Computing Laboratory, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran

    Esam Alkaldy, Keivan Navi & Fazel Sharifi

  3. Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, An Najaf, Iraq

    Esam Alkaldy

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Alkaldy, E., Navi, K. & Sharifi, F. A Novel Design Approach for Multi-input XOR Gate Using Multi-input Majority Function. Arab J Sci Eng 39, 7923–7932 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-014-1387-x

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