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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Abhishek Banerjee, San Diego, CA (US);

Raghu Sagar Madala, San Diego, CA (US);

Wenqing Wu, San Diego, CA (US);

Kendrick H. Yuen, San Diego, CA (US);

Chengzhi Pan, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Abhishek Banerjee, San Diego, CA (US);

Raghu Sagar Madala, San Diego, CA (US);

Wenqing Wu, San Diego, CA (US);

Kendrick H. Yuen, San Diego, CA (US);

Chengzhi Pan, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM, Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G11C 27/02 (2006.01); H03M 1/04 (2006.01); H03M 1/50 (2006.01); H03M 3/02 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G11C 11/16 (2013.01); G11C 27/02 (2013.01); H03M 1/04 (2013.01); H03M 1/50 (2013.01); H03M 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Sensor circuitry including probabilistic switching devices, such as spin-transfer torque magnetic tunnel junctions (STT-MTJs), is configured to perform ultra-low power analog to digital conversion and compressive sensing. The analog to digital conversion and compressive sensing processes are performed simultaneously and in a manner that is native to the devices due to their probabilistic switching characteristics.


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