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Complementary Magnetic Tunnel Junction Logic

Authors :
Joseph S. Friedman
Alan V. Sahakian
Source :
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 61:1207-1210
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014.

Abstract

This brief proposes and analyzes a novel logic family composed solely of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) to form complimentary pull-up and pull-down networks. This logic family solves the challenge of direct cascading in spintronic logic circuits while also providing non-volatile data storage. The increased logic density possible with complementary MTJs coupled with a charge pulse switching mechanism driven by ferromagnet polarization permits highly efficient logical computation. Furthermore, the presence of non-volatile memory within the logic structure provides a feasible hardware for non-von Neumann computer architectures.

Details

ISSN :
15579646 and 00189383
Volume :
61
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........a83ee2e95d2a26fac4a6f926086e0dd4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1109/ted.2014.2306395