Exploratory logic synthesis for multiple independent gate FETs

The use of multiple independent gate field effect transistors (MIGFETs) is a promising scaling path for digital electronics. While a MIGFET functionality increases with the number of gates, also its physical implementation cost grows. In this book chapter, the authors address this question from a logic synthesis standpoint. The aim is to determine whether or not an increasing number of gates leads to more compact design implementations. They propose a logic synthesis methodology that exploits at a fine grain a switching function for a target MIGFET, potentially being any Boolean function. By using device and interconnect models, they estimate the characteristics of the synthesized circuits.