Title :
Modeling all spin logic: Multi-magnet networks interacting via spin currents
Author :
Sarkar, Angik ; Srinivasan, Srikant ; Behin-Aein, Behtash ; Datta, Supriyo
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
All-spin logic (ASL) represents a new approach to information processing where the roles of charges and capacitors in CMOS are played by spins and magnets. This paper (1) summarizes our earlier work on the input-output isolation and intrinsic directivity of ASL devices, (2) uses an experimentally benchmarked simulator for multimagnet networks coupled by spin transport channels to demonstrate a combinational NAND gate, and (3) describes the natural mapping of such ASL networks into neuromorphic circuits suitable for hybrid analog/digital information processing.
Keywords :
logic gates; CMOS; all spin logic device; benchmarked simulator; capacitors; combinational NAND gate; hybrid analog/digital information processing; input-output isolation; intrinsic directivity; multimagnet networks; neuromorphic circuits; spin currents; spin transport channels; Logic gates; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetomechanical effects; Mathematical model; Saturation magnetization; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0506-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0163-1918
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.2011.6131530