Title :
Experimental Realization of a Nanomagnet Full Adder Using Slanted-Edge Magnets
Author :
Varga, Edit ; Niemier, Michael T. ; Csaba, Gyorgy ; Bernstein, Gary H. ; Porod, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
Abstract :
We present the experimental realization of a full adder circuit using Nanomagnet Logic (NML). The circuit relies heavily on the properties of asymmetric slant magnets that allow robust operation and reduced footprint. We demonstrate stand-alone NML majority gates and wires, and interconnect these components into an NML full adder that functions properly for all 8 input combinations. To our knowledge, this is the first working implementation of an NML full adder from in-plane magnetized nanomagnets, and one of the very few existing non-electrical, room temperature nanoscale computing units.
Keywords :
adders; logic gates; magnetic logic; magnetoelectronics; magnets; nanomagnetics; NML majority gates; NML majority wires; in-plane magnetized nanomagnets; magnetoelectronics; nanomagnet full adder circuit; nanomagnet logic; slanted-edge magnets; Adders; Logic gates; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic separation; Magnetization; Wires; Magnetic computing devices; magnetic force microscopy; magnetoelectronics; nanomagnet logic (NML);
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2013.2249576