Bioelectronics, three-dimensional memories and hybrid computers

Author

Birge, R.R. ; Govender, D.S.K. ; Gross, R.B. ; Lawrence, A.F. ; Stuart, J.A. ; Tallent, J.R. ; Tan, E. ; Vought, B.W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem., Phys. & Electr. & Comput. Eng., Syracuse Univ., NY, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

11-14 Dec. 1994

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The promise of new architectures and more cost-effective miniaturization has prompted interest in hybrid molecular and semiconductor computers. Nature has already optimized some molecules for such applications. We examine here the use of the protein bacteriorhodopsin in associative and three-dimensional memories and the potential for making hybrid computer systems which combine semiconductor and biomolecular components.<>

Keywords

biocomputers; biomolecular electronics; content-addressable storage; proteins; semiconductor storage; 3D memories; associative memories; bacteriorhodopsin; bioelectronics; biomolecular components; hybrid molecular/semiconductor computers; protein; three-dimensional memories; Biomedical optical imaging; Holographic optical components; Holography; Molecular electronics; Optical films; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Physics computing; Proteins;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices Meeting, 1994. IEDM '94. Technical Digest., International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

0163-1918

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2111-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEDM.1994.383475

Filename

383475