• DocumentCode
    2537098
  • Title

    Nano-electromechanical storage element for a low power complimentary logic architecture using PZT relays

  • Author

    Proie, Robert M., Jr. ; Polcawich, Ronald G. ; Pulskamp, Jeffrey S. ; Ivanov, Tony ; Zaghloul, Mona

  • Author_Institution
    George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-9 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    840
  • Lastpage
    843
  • Abstract
    A mechanical dynamic latching element has been developed within a novel, low power piezoelectric MEMS digital architecture. The latch, which has demonstrated reliable and repeatable operation over multiple cycles, consumes only 2.2 pW of leakage power and 0.18 nJ of dynamic energy while utilizing no additional transistor components.
  • Keywords
    digital storage; flip-flops; lead compounds; logic circuits; low-power electronics; micromechanical devices; nanoelectromechanical devices; piezoelectric devices; relays; PZT; PZT relay; energy 0.18 nJ; low power complimentary logic architecture; low power piezoelectric MEMS digital architecture; mechanical dynamic latching element; nanoelectromechanical storage element; power 2.2 pW; Bismuth; Clocks; Current measurement; Electrodes; Latches; Micromechanical devices; Relays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference (TRANSDUCERS), 2011 16th International
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0157-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969633
  • Filename
    5969633