TY - GEN
T1 - A fast magnetoelectric device based on current-driven domain wall propagation
AU - Mankalale, Meghna G.
AU - Liang, Zhaoxin
AU - Smith, Angeline Klemm
AU - Mahendra, D. C.
AU - Jamali, Mahdi
AU - Wang, Jian Ping
AU - Sapatnekar, Sachin S.
PY - 2016/8/22
Y1 - 2016/8/22
N2 - Several emerging spintronic devices have recently been proposed, performing computation by (a) generating spin currents based on input magnet states to switch an output magnet state using Spin-Transfer Torque (STT) [1,2], (b) using multiple nanopillars to drive a domain wall (DW) that switches an output nanopillar using STT [7], and (c) using magnetoelectric (ME) switching at the input, combined with DW automotion, to switch an output state [3]. All of these devices have delays of several nanoseconds. The energy for (a) and (b) is in the range of femtoJoules, while the ME mechanism in (c) facilitates greater energy-efficiency, in the aJ range. These numbers fall some distance away from CMOS, where gate delays and switching energies are in the range of picoseconds (ps) and attoJoules (aJ), respectively.
AB - Several emerging spintronic devices have recently been proposed, performing computation by (a) generating spin currents based on input magnet states to switch an output magnet state using Spin-Transfer Torque (STT) [1,2], (b) using multiple nanopillars to drive a domain wall (DW) that switches an output nanopillar using STT [7], and (c) using magnetoelectric (ME) switching at the input, combined with DW automotion, to switch an output state [3]. All of these devices have delays of several nanoseconds. The energy for (a) and (b) is in the range of femtoJoules, while the ME mechanism in (c) facilitates greater energy-efficiency, in the aJ range. These numbers fall some distance away from CMOS, where gate delays and switching energies are in the range of picoseconds (ps) and attoJoules (aJ), respectively.
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U2 - 10.1109/DRC.2016.7548457
DO - 10.1109/DRC.2016.7548457
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84987719079
T3 - Device Research Conference - Conference Digest, DRC
BT - 74th Annual Device Research Conference, DRC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 74th Annual Device Research Conference, DRC 2016
Y2 - 19 June 2016 through 22 June 2016
ER -