A Novel XOR/XNOR Structure for Modular Design of QCA Circuits

Quantum dot cellular automata (QCA) is considered one of the most promising technologies to replace the current CMOS technology. Compared with the traditional transistor technology, the computation relies on a new paradigm based on the interaction between nearby QCA cells. It has significant advantages, such as operating frequency (THz), high device density, and low power consumption. In this brief, a novel XOR/XNOR-function logic gate with two inputs, two enable inputs and one output is proposed and designed in Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) nanotechnology. In order to demonstrate the functionality and capabilities of the proposed QCA-based XOR/XNOR architecture, performance is evaluated and analyzed. The proposed XOR/XNOR logic gate has a superb performance in terms of area, complexity, power consumption and cost function in comparison to some existing QCA-based XOR architectures. Moreover, some efficient circuits based on the proposed XOR/XNOR gate are designed in QCA.