NONVOLATILE NANOTUBE DIODES AND NONVOLATILE NANOTUBE BLOCKS AND SYSTEMS USING SAME AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
First Claim
1. A non-volatile nanotube diode device comprising:
- first and second terminals;
a semiconductor element comprising a cathode and an anode, and capable of forming a conductive pathway between the cathode and anode in response to electrical stimulus applied to the first conductive terminal; and
a nanotube switching element comprising a nanotube fabric article in electrical communication with the semiconductive element, the nanotube fabric article disposed between and capable of forming a conductive pathway between the semiconductor element and the second terminal;
wherein electrical stimuli on the first and second terminals causes a plurality of logic states.
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Abstract
Under one aspect, a non-volatile nanotube diode device includes first and second terminals; a semiconductor element including a cathode and an anode, and capable of forming a conductive pathway between the cathode and anode in response to electrical stimulus applied to the first conductive terminal; and a nanotube switching element including a nanotube fabric article in electrical communication with the semiconductive element, the nanotube fabric article disposed between and capable of forming a conductive pathway between the semiconductor element and the second terminal, wherein electrical stimuli on the first and second terminals causes a plurality of logic states.
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35 Claims
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1. A non-volatile nanotube diode device comprising:
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first and second terminals; a semiconductor element comprising a cathode and an anode, and capable of forming a conductive pathway between the cathode and anode in response to electrical stimulus applied to the first conductive terminal; and a nanotube switching element comprising a nanotube fabric article in electrical communication with the semiconductive element, the nanotube fabric article disposed between and capable of forming a conductive pathway between the semiconductor element and the second terminal; wherein electrical stimuli on the first and second terminals causes a plurality of logic states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A two-terminal non-volatile state device comprising:
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first and second terminals; a semiconductor field effect element having a source, a drain, a gate in electrical communication with one of the source and the drain, and a channel disposed between the source and the drain, the gate capable of controllably forming an electrically conductive pathway in the channel between the source and the drain; and a nanotube switching element having a nanotube fabric article and a conductive contact, the nanotube fabric article disposed between and capable of forming an electrically conductive pathway between the conductive contact and the second terminal; wherein the first terminal is in electrical communication with one of the source and the drain, the other of the source and drain is in electrical communication with the conductive contact; and wherein a first set of electrical stimuli on the first and second conductive terminals causes a first logic state and a second set of electrical stimuli on the first and second conductive terminals causes a second logic state. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A voltage selection circuit comprising:
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an input voltage source; an output voltage terminal and a reference voltage terminal; a resistive element; and a nonvolatile nanotube diode device comprising; first and second terminals; a semiconductor element in electrical communication with the first terminal; and a nanotube switching element disposed between and capable of conducting electrical stimulus between the semiconductor element and the second terminal, wherein the nonvolatile nanotube diode device is capable of conducting electrical stimulus between the first and second terminals, wherein the resistive element is disposed between the input voltage source and the output voltage terminal, the nonvolatile nanotube diode device is disposed between and in electrical communication with the output voltage terminal and the reference voltage terminal, and wherein the voltage selection circuit is capable of providing a first output voltage level when, in response to electrical stimulus at the input voltage source and the reference voltage terminal, the nonvolatile nanotube diode substantially prevents the conduction of electrical stimulus between the first and second terminals and wherein the voltage selection circuit is capable of providing a second output voltage level when, in response to electrical stimulus at the input voltage source and the reference voltage terminal, the nonvolatile nanotube diode conducts electrical stimulus between the first and second terminals. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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