Title :
A New Concept in Computing
Author_Institution :
National Security Agency, Dept. of Defense, Ft. Meade, Md.
fDate :
4/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new computing scheme was proposed by von Neumann in a patent submitted in 1954 and granted posthumously last December. This paper is an explanatory statement of those ideas. The concept of using the phase of a sine-wave signal as an information-bearing medium which together with majority logic permits the realization of logic operations is described in detail. Simple logical aggregates are given as examples.
Keywords :
Aggregates; Capacitors; Circuits; Filters; Hysteresis; Logic devices; Microwave propagation; Nonlinear distortion; Propagation delay; Radio frequency;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287311
