• DocumentCode
    2692893
  • Title

    Non-volatile and reprogrammable MQCA-based majority gates

  • Author

    Varga, Edit ; Niemier, Michael T. ; Bernstein, Gary H. ; Porod, Wolfgang ; Hu, X. Sharon

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Elec. Eng., U. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    22-24 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Single-domain, lithographically-defined nanomagnets can form circuits in a quantum-dot-cellular-automata-like architecture scheme (MQCA). Lines, gates, and inverters have been experimentally realized, and operate at room temperature. It is estimated that if 1010 magnets switch 108 times/s, the magnets would dissipate ~0.1 W.
  • Keywords
    cellular automata; lithography; nanomagnetics; semiconductor quantum dots; lithographically-defined nanomagnets; non-volatile MQCA-based majority gates; quantum-dot-cellular-automata-like architecture; reprogrammable MQCA-based majority gates; Electronic mail; Logic devices; Magnetic cores; Magnetic switching; Magnetization; Magnets; Metastasis; Nonvolatile memory; Programmable logic arrays; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Device Research Conference, 2009. DRC 2009
  • Conference_Location
    University Park, PA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3528-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3527-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DRC.2009.5354910
  • Filename
    5354910