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Memristor-based circuits for performing basic arithmetic operations

Merrikh Bayat, F ; Sharif University of Technology | 2011

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2010.12.022
  3. Publisher: 2011
  4. Abstract:
  5. In almost all of the currently working circuits, especially in analog circuits implementing signal processing applications, basic arithmetic operations such as multiplication, addition, subtraction and division are performed on values which are represented by voltages or currents. However, in this paper, we propose a new and simple method for performing analog arithmetic operations which in this scheme, signals are represented and stored through a memristance of the newly found circuit element, i.e. memristor, instead of voltage or current. Some of these operators such as divider and multiplier are much simpler and faster than their equivalent voltage-based circuits and they require less chip area. In addition, a new circuit is designed for programming the memristance of the memristor with predetermined analog value. Presented simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness and the accuracy of the proposed circuits
  6. Keywords:
  7. Analog values ; Arithmetic operations ; Chip areas ; Circuit elements ; Signal processing applications ; SIMPLE method ; Simulation result ; Equivalent circuits ; Information technology ; Memristors ; Passive filters ; Resistors ; Signal processing ; Voltage dividers ; Analog circuits
  8. Source: Procedia Computer Science, 6 October 2010 through 10 October 2010 ; Volume 3 , October , 2011 , Pages 128-132 ; 18770509 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050910003972