Semiconductor-gas-discharge planar structures as devices for unconventional computing

International Journal of Unconventional Computing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-73

  Astrov, Yu A ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electronic self organized systems; Gas discharge planar devices

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952482535     PISSN: 15487199     EISSN: 15487202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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