Tunable nanoelectromechanical resonator for logic computations

Syed Kazmi, Md Abdullah Al Hafiz, Karumbaiah Chappanda Nanaiah, Saad Ilyas, Jorge Alberto Holguin Lerma, Pedro M. F. J. Da Costa, Mohammad I. Younis

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Abstract

There has been remarkable interest in nanomechanical computing elements that can potentially lead to a new era in computation due to their re-configurability, high integration density, and high switching speed. Here we present a nanomechanical device capable of dynamically performing logic operations (NOR, NOT, XNOR, XOR, and AND). The concept is based on the active tuning of the resonance frequency of a doubly-clamped nanoelectromechanical beam resonator through electro-thermal actuation. The performance of this re-configurable logic device is examined at elevated temperatures, ranging from 25 °C to 85 °C, demonstrating its resilience for most of the logic operations. The proposed device can potentially achieve switching rate in μs, switching energy in nJ, and an integration density up to 10 per cm. The practical realization of this re-configurable device paves the way for nano-element-based mechanical computing.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3449-3457
Number of pages9
JournalNanoscale
Volume9
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Lakshmoji Kosuru and Adam Bouchaala for their help to analyze the data for frequency fluctuations. We also acknowledge Nizar for his help during the measurements to determine the switching rate.

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