Title :
Memristive XOR for resistive multiplier
Author :
Shin, Seung Heon ; Kim, Kunsu ; Kang, Sung-Mo
Author_Institution :
Jack Baskin Sch. of Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new memristors-based resistive logic computation unit is introduced. By controlling the memristors´ conditional set operation adaptively to one of the input polarities, bipolar signal multiplication of an input and a stored reference bit is performed by unipolar memristor devices and control switches. The multiplication result is registered in an output nonvolatile memristor so that the computed output can be accessed anytime later on by reading the output memristor´s status.
Keywords :
logic gates; memristors; microswitches; bipolar signal multiplication; control switch; memristive XOR; memristor conditional set operation; memristor status; memristor-based resistive logic computation unit; output nonvolatile memristor; resistive multiplier; unipolar memristor device;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.3270