Axially modulated clamped-guided arch resonator for memory and logic applications

Md Abdullah Al Hafiz, Sherif Tella, Nouha Alcheikh, Hossein Fariborzi, Mohammad I. Younis

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate memory and logic devices based on an axially modulated clamped-guided arch resonator. The device are electrostatically actuated and capacitively sensed, while the resonance frequency modulation is achieved through an axial electrostatic force from the guided side of the clamped-guided arch microbeam. We present two case studies: first, a dynamic memory based on the nonlinear frequency response of the resonator, and second, a reprogrammable two-input logic gate based on the linear frequency modulation of the resonator. These devices show energy cost per memory/logic operation in pJ, are fully compatible with CMOS fabrication processes, have the potential for on-chip system integration, and operate at room temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication22nd Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference; 11th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791858165
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2017 - Cleveland, United States
Duration: Aug 6 2017Aug 9 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume4

Conference

ConferenceASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCleveland
Period08/6/1708/9/17

Keywords

  • Axial stress modulation
  • Clamped-guided arch resonator
  • Electromechanical computation
  • Mechanical memory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Modeling and Simulation

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