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Metastable memristive lines for signal transmission and information processing applications
Valeriy A Slipko1,2, Yuriy V Pershin3,4
1Department of Physics and Technology, V. N. Karazin Kharkov National University, Kharkov 61022, Ukraine.
Physical Review. E
|May 17, 2017
Summary
Memristive devices can now transfer information, not just store or process it. Researchers developed metastable memristive circuits for signal edge transfer using only resistive components.
Area of Science:
- Electronics
- Information Technology
- Materials Science
Background:
- Memristive devices are traditionally studied for nonvolatile information storage and processing.
- Information technology relies on storage, processing, and transfer, with transfer being less explored for memristors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the application of memristive devices in information transfer.
- To introduce a novel metastable memristive circuit for signal transfer.
Main Methods:
- Development of a metastable memristive circuit.
- Arrangement of circuits into a line to form a signal edge transfer architecture.
- Utilizing only resistive circuit components.
Main Results:
- A functional architecture for transferring signal edges across space using memristive circuits was created.
- The proposed metastable memristive lines exclusively use resistive components.
- Networks of these lines, such as Y-connected configurations, exhibit information processing capabilities.
Conclusions:
- Memristive devices offer a new paradigm for information transfer applications.
- Metastable memristive circuits provide a versatile platform for both information transfer and processing.
- The all-resistive nature of these circuits simplifies their integration and potential for scaling.
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