Quantum-dot cellular automata serial decimal digit multiplier

Abstract The quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) technology is considered as a possible nanoelectronic technology for future computing facilities. The leading role of QCA wires makes it preferable for serial data transfer/processing. Many modern computer applications require direct processing of decimal information without representation and conversion errors. The main purpose of the research is to design a novel QCA serial decimal digit multiplier. A QCA wire can be considered as a virtual tape with written binary symbols. The designed multiplier uses the Turing machine run-time multiple tapes reconfiguration to multiply two decimal digits encoded in the 5-bit Johnson–Mobius code. The proposed multiplier has successfully passed verification. In comparison with possible QCA BCD multipliers, it shows significant hardware simplification.