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Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications

2013

Session Number:A1L-D

Session:

Number:30

Logical Behavior in Memory Devices of Coupled Nonlinear MEMS Resonators

Atsushi YAO,  Takashi HIKIHARA,  

pp.30-33

Publication Date:

Online ISSN:2188-5079

DOI:10.15248/proc.2.30

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This paper focuses on a logical behavior of coupled memory devices consisting of nonlinear micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) resonators. A nonlinear MEMS resonator substantially exhibits two coexisting stable states, hysteretic characteristics, and so on. Previous studies showed that a nonlinear MEMS resonator can be applied as a mechanical 1-bit memory device and can be used as AND and OR logic gates. From the standpoint of application of logic system by using the coupled nonlinear MEMS resonators, we address the controlling nonlinear behavior by numerical simulations.

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