Ternary circuits: why R=3 is not the Optimal Radix for Computation

08/19/2019
by   Daniel Etiemble, et al.
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A demonstration that e=2.718 rounded to 3 is the best radix for computation is disproved. The MOSFET-like CNTFET technology is used to compare inverters, Nand, adders, multipliers, D Flip-Flops and SRAM cells. The transistor count ratio between ternary and binary circuits is generally greater than the log(3)/log(2) information ratio. The only exceptions concern a circuit approach that combines two circuit drawbacks (an additional power supply and a circuit conflict between transistors) and only when it implements circuits based on the ternary inverter. For arithmetic circuits such as adders and multipliers, the ternary circuits are always outperformed by the binary ones using the same technology.

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