Interconnect-free parallel logic circuits in a single mechanical resonator.

ABSTRACT: In conventional computers, wiring between transistors is required to enable the execution of Boolean logic functions. This has resulted in processors in which billions of transistors are physically interconnected, which limits integration densities, gives rise to huge power consumption and restricts processing speeds. A method to eliminate wiring amongst transistors by condensing Boolean logic into a single active element is thus highly desirable. Here, we demonstrate a novel logic architecture using only a single electromechanical parametric resonator into which multiple channels of binary information are encoded as mechanical oscillations at different frequencies. The parametric resonator can mix these channels, resulting in new mechanical oscillation states that enable the construction

SUBMITTER: Mahboob I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3105311 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature