Brownian Circuits

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Journal Article (2016)
Author(s)

Jia Lee (Chongqing University)

Ferdinand Peper (University of Hyogo, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kobe University, Osaka University)

Sorin Cotofana (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Makoto Naruse (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

Motoichi Ohtsu (University of Tokyo)

Tadashi Kawazoe (Nanophotonics Engineering Organization)

Yasuo Takahashi (Hokkaido University)

Tetsuya Shimokawa (Kobe University, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Osaka University)

Laszlo B. Kish (Texas A&M University)

Tohru Kubota (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

Research Group
Computer Engineering
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Publication Year
2016
Language
English
Research Group
Computer Engineering
Issue number
5-6
Volume number
12
Pages (from-to)
341-362
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175

Abstract

The ongoing miniaturization of electronic circuits will eventually lead to signals consisting of only a few particles or molecules, but fluctuations will be a major interference in the operation of such circuits. Brownian circuits have been shown to exploit fluctuations by finding computational paths in circuits through a random search mechanism. This paper discusses Brownian circuits with decreased complexity, and shows designs of circuits with functionalities like counting, testing of conditional statements, memory, and arbitration of shared resources. We also discuss the potential of Brownian circuits for implementations by Single Electron Tunneling technology.

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