Title :
Field-coupled nanomagnets for interconnect-free nonvolatile computing
Author :
Becherer, M. ; Csaba, G. ; Emling, R. ; Porod, W. ; Lugli, P. ; Schmitt-Landsiedel, D.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Munchen, Munich
Abstract :
Exploiting the magnetic interaction of field-coupled single-domain magnets is promising for rad-hard, nonvolatile, dense and highly parallel digital information processing. The shortcomings of metal wiring are overcome as no current flow is needed for the logic operation. In principle only few kBT energy per switching event are dissipated. Magnetic computing structures have been demonstrated before. Here electrical in- and output, magnetic signal branching and amplifier-like structures are fabricated, which will allow for complete computing systems operating at room temperature.
Keywords :
magnetic structure; random-access storage; field-coupled nanomagnets; field-coupled single-domain magnets; interconnect-free nonvolatile computing; logic operation; magnetic interaction; metal wiring; parallel digital information processing; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Clocks; Magnetic domains; Magnetic fields; Magnetic films; Magnetic sensors; Magnetic separation; Magnetic switching; Magnetization; Magnets; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, 2009. ISSCC 2009. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3458-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2009.4977514