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Nanowire FET

US8785996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2010
Grant dateJul 22, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06N3/067
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus including a first electrode; a second electrode; a nano-scale channel between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the nano-scale channel has a first state in which an electrical impedance of the nano-scale channel is relatively high and a second state in which the electrical impedance of the nano-scale channel is relatively low; dielectric adjacent the nano-scale channel; and a gate electrode adjacent the dielectric configured to control a threshold number of quanta of stimulus, wherein the nano-scale channel is configured to switch between the first state and the second state in response to an application of a quantum of stimulus above the threshold number of quanta of stimulus.

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