Title :
Embedded Memory Capability of Four-Terminal Relay Technology
Author :
Jeon, Jaeseok ; Kwon, Wookhyun ; Liu, Tsu-Jae King
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An electrostatic four-terminal microrelay is demonstrated to function as a memory cell. This indicates promise for embedding nonvolatile memory with relay-based logic circuits, without incurring additional fabrication cost.
Keywords :
logic circuits; microrelays; electrostatic four-terminal microrelay; embedded memory capability; four-terminal relay technology; memory cell; nonvolatile memory; relay-based logic circuits; Memory; microelectromechanical system (MEMS); microrelay;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TED.2010.2097265
