Microelectromechanical resonator based digital logic elements

Micro/nano-electromechanical resonator based mechanical computing has recently attracted significant attention. However, its full realization has been hindered by the difficulty in realizing complex combinational logics, in which the logic function is constructed by cascading multiple smaller logic...

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Published in2016 46th European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC) pp. 448 - 451
Main Authors Al Hafiz, Md Abdullah, Kosuru, Lakshmoji, Younis, Mohammad Ibrahim, Fariborzi, Hossein
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2016
Subjects
combinational logic
DEMUX
Electrodes
Logic circuits
Logic gates
mechanical computing
Microcavities
microresonator
MUX
Resonant frequency
Switches
Time factors
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Summary:Micro/nano-electromechanical resonator based mechanical computing has recently attracted significant attention. However, its full realization has been hindered by the difficulty in realizing complex combinational logics, in which the logic function is constructed by cascading multiple smaller logic blocks. In this work we report an alternative approach for implementation of digital logic core elements, multiplexer and demultiplexer, which can be used to realize combinational logic circuits by suitable concatenation. Toward this, shallow arch shaped microresonators are electrically connected and their resonance frequencies are tuned based on an electrothermal frequency modulation scheme. This study demonstrates that by reconfiguring the same basic building block, the arch microresonator, complex logic circuits can be realized.
ISSN:2378-6558
DOI:10.1109/ESSDERC.2016.7599682