Nano state machines using hysteretic resistors and diode crossbars

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-137

  Snider, Greg S ^a,b   Kuekes, Philip J ^b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital circuits; Diodes; Hysteresis; Logic circuits; Nanotechnology; Resistors

Indexed keywords

HYSTERETIC RESISTORS; IMPEDANCE ENCODING; NANO STATE MACHINES; NANOELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE; NANOSCALE DIODE CROSSBARS; TWO-BIT COUNTER;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; CROSSBAR EQUIPMENT; DIGITAL CIRCUITS; DIODES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYSTERESIS; LOGIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONVOLATILE STORAGE; RESISTORS; SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33645006574     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2006.869668     Document Type: Article

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