Title :
Non-Boolean associative architectures based on nano-oscillators
Author :
Levitan, Steven P. ; Fang, Yan ; Dash, Denver H. ; Shibata, Tadashi ; Nikonov, Dmitri E. ; Bourianoff, George I.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Many of the proposed and emerging nano-scale technologies simply cannot compete with CMOS in terms of energy efficiency for performing Boolean operations. However, the potential for these technologies to perform useful non-Boolean computations remains an opportunity to be explored. In this talk we examine the use of the resonance of coupled nano-scale oscillators as a primitive computational operator for associative processing and develop the architectural structures that could enable such devices to be integrated into mainstream applications.
Keywords :
Boolean functions; CMOS memory circuits; circuit resonance; content-addressable storage; coupled circuits; image recognition; memory architecture; nanoelectronics; oscillators; CMOS; computational operator; coupled nanoscale oscillator resonance; energy efficiency; image recognition; nonBoolean associative architectures; CMOS integrated circuits; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Data models; Oscillators; Pattern matching; Training;
Conference_Titel :
Cellular Nanoscale Networks and Their Applications (CNNA), 2012 13th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Turin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0287-6
DOI :
10.1109/CNNA.2012.6331473