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Logic-memory device of a mechanical resonator

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: We report multifunctional operation based on the nonlinear dynamics in a single microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonator. This letter focuses on a logic-memory device that uses a closed loop control and a nonlinear MEMS resonator in which multiple states coexist. To obtain both logic and memory operations in a MEMS resonator, we examine the nonlinear dynamics with and without control input. Based on both experiments and numerical simulations, we develop a device that combines an OR gate and memory functions in a single MEMS resonator.

Source: Applied Physics Letters

DOI: 10.1063/1.4896272

Authors: Atsushi Yao, Takashi Hikihara

Institution: Kyoto University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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