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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Jian-gang (Jimmy) Zhu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Lawrence T. Pileggi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jian-Gang (Jimmy) Zhu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Lawrence T. Pileggi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Logic circuits based, at least in part, on use of spin-torque transfer (STT) to switch the magnetization—and hence the logic state—of a magnetic material are disclosed. Aspects of the invention include novel STT-based switching devices, new configurations of known STT-based devices into useful logic circuits, common logic circuits and system building blocks based on these new devices and configurations, as well as methods for inexpensively mass-producing such devices and circuits.