Non-majority magnetic logic gates: A review of experiments and future prospects for 'shape-based' logic

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Kurtz, S ^a   Varga, E ^a   Siddiq, M J ^a   Niemier, M ^a   Porod, W ^a   Hu, X S ^a   Bernstein, G H ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN LOGIC; CRITICAL PATH DELAYS; EASY AXIS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GATE DESIGN; MAGNETIZATION STATE; MAJORITY GATES; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; NANOMAGNETS; NEW DESIGN; SHAPE BASED; SWITCHING PHENOMENON; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

DESIGN; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETS; NANOMAGNETICS;

LOGIC GATES;

EID: 79551667922     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/5/053202     Document Type: Review

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