Title
30.1 8b thin-film microprocessor using a hybrid oxide-organic complementary technology with inkjet-printed P2ROM memory
Author
Myny, K.
Smout, S.
Rockelé, M.
Bhoolokam, A.
Ke, T.H.
Steudel, S.
Obata, K.
Marinkovic, M.
Pham, D.V.
Hoppe, A.
Gulati, A.
Rodriguez, F.G.
Cobb, B.
Gelinck, G.H.
Genoe, J.
Dehaene, W.
Heremans, P.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
We present an 8b general-purpose microprocessor realized in a hybrid oxide-organic complementary thin-film technology. The n-type transistors are based on a solution-processed n-type metal-oxide semiconductor, and the p-type transistors use an organic semiconductor. As compared to previous work utilizing unipolar logic gates [1], the higher mobility n-type semiconductor and the use of complementary logic allow for a >50x speed improvement. It also adds robustness to the design, which allowed for a more complex and complete standard cell library. The microprocessor consists of two parts, a processor core chip and an instruction generator. The instructions are stored in a Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) memory formatted by a post-fabrication inkjet printing step, called Print-Programmable Read-Only Memory (P2ROM). The entire processing was performed at temperatures compatible with plastic foil substrates, i.e., at or below 250°C [2]. © 2014 IEEE.
Subject
Mechanics, Materials and Structures
HOL - Holst
TS - Technical Sciences
Electronics
Industrial Innovation
Complementary technology
Metal oxide semiconductor
N-type semiconductors
Plastic foil substrates
Thin-film technology
Transistors
Microprocessor chips
P2ROM memory
Write-once-read-many
WORM
Print-Programmable Read-Only Memory
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/isscc.2014.6757523
TNO identifier
500749
ISBN
9781479909186
ISSN
0193-6530
Source
2014 61st IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2014, 9 February 2014 through 13 February 2014, San Francisco, CA, 486-487
Article number
6757523
Document type
conference paper