Towards electromechanical computation: An alternative approach to realize complex logic circuits
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ArticleKAUST Department
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) DivisionMechanical Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2016-08-18Online Publication Date
2016-08-18Print Publication Date
2016-08-21Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/621099
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Electromechanical computing based on micro/nano resonators has recently attracted significant attention. However, full implementation of this technology has been hindered by the difficulty in realizing complex logic circuits. We report here an alternative approach to realize complex logic circuits based on multiple MEMS resonators. As case studies, we report the construction of a single-bit binary comparator, a single-bit 4-to-2 encoder, and parallel XOR/XNOR and AND/NOT logic gates. Toward this, several microresonators are electrically connected and their resonance frequencies are tuned through an electrothermal modulation scheme. The microresonators operating in the linear regime do not require large excitation forces, and work at room temperature and at modest air pressure. This study demonstrates that by reconfiguring the same basic building block, tunable resonator, several essential complex logic functions can be achieved.Citation
Hafiz MAA, Kosuru L, Younis MI (2016) Towards electromechanical computation: An alternative approach to realize complex logic circuits. Journal of Applied Physics 120: 074501. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4961206.Sponsors
The authors acknowledge Mr. Ulrich Buttner, EMPIRe Lab at KAUST for helping with laser cutting the chips. They also gratefully acknowledge the support by KAUST.Publisher
AIP PublishingJournal
Journal of Applied Physicsae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1063/1.4961206