CA2211438A1 - A novel logic family employing two-terminal chalcogenide switches as the logic gates therein - Google Patents

A novel logic family employing two-terminal chalcogenide switches as the logic gates therein

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CA2211438A1
CA2211438A1 CA002211438A CA2211438A CA2211438A1 CA 2211438 A1 CA2211438 A1 CA 2211438A1 CA 002211438 A CA002211438 A CA 002211438A CA 2211438 A CA2211438 A CA 2211438A CA 2211438 A1 CA2211438 A1 CA 2211438A1
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logic
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terminal chalcogenide
logic gates
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Stanford R. Ovshinsky
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K19/00—Logic circuits, i.e. having at least two inputs acting on one output; Inverting circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K19/00—Logic circuits, i.e. having at least two inputs acting on one output; Inverting circuits
    • H03K19/02—Logic circuits, i.e. having at least two inputs acting on one output; Inverting circuits using specified components
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C13/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups G11C11/00, G11C23/00, or G11C25/00
    • G11C13/0002—Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups G11C11/00, G11C23/00, or G11C25/00 using resistive RAM [RRAM] elements
    • G11C13/0004—Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups G11C11/00, G11C23/00, or G11C25/00 using resistive RAM [RRAM] elements comprising amorphous/crystalline phase transition cells

Abstract

A logic family employing a plurality of two-terminal chalcogenide switches (OTS1, OTS2, etc.) as logic gates therein. Preferably the two-terminal chalcogenide switches are chalcogenide threshold switches. The logic can employ multi-phase clocking such as four-phase clocking.
CA002211438A 1995-02-10 1996-01-17 A novel logic family employing two-terminal chalcogenide switches as the logic gates therein Expired - Fee Related CA2211438C (en)

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US08/386,902 US5543737A (en) 1995-02-10 1995-02-10 Logical operation circuit employing two-terminal chalcogenide switches
US386,902 1995-02-10
PCT/US1996/000602 WO1996024985A1 (en) 1995-02-10 1996-01-17 A novel logic family employing two-terminal chalcogenide switches as the logic gates therein

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EP (1) EP0809888B1 (en)
KR (1) KR100460941B1 (en)
AU (1) AU4700796A (en)
CA (1) CA2211438C (en)
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WO (1) WO1996024985A1 (en)

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