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Minimum-energy state guided physical design for nanomagnet logic

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Xiaobo Sharon Hu,

Michael T. Niemier,

Gary H. Bernstein,

Wolfgang PorodAuthors Info & Claims

DAC '13: Proceedings of the 50th Annual Design Automation Conference

Article No.: 106, Pages 1 - 7

https://doi.org/10.1145/2463209.2488865

Published: 29 May 2013 Publication History

Abstract

Nanomagnet Logic (NML) accomplishes computation through magnetic dipole-dipole interactions. It has the potential for low-power dissipation, radiation hardness and non-volatility. NML circuits have been designed to process and move information via nearest neighbor, device-to-device coupling. However, the resultant layouts often fail to function correctly. This paper reveals an important cause of such failures showing that a robust NML layout must take into account not only nearest neighbor, but also the next nearest neighbor couplings. A new design method is then introduced to address this issue that leverages the minimum-energy states of an NML circuit to guide the layout process. Case studies show that the new method is efficient and effective in arriving at correct NML layouts.

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