Electromechanical logic-in-memory device
US12107576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C23/00
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electromechanical logic-in-memory device includes a switching unit including a first electrode having a conductive beam and second and third electrodes disposed on both sides of the conductive beam and attracting the conductive beam by electrostatic force, based on an operating voltage applied between the second and third electrodes and the conductive beam, the conductive beam, after being attracted by and adhered to the second or third electrode, maintained to be adhered even when the electrostatic force is removed and a controller determining an operation mode according to types of logic operations included in input data, setting an initial position of the conductive beam by applying the operating voltage to any one of the second and third electrodes, selecting at least one of the first to third electrodes, and applying a predetermined voltage as a true value of a logic value included in the input data.
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