Reconfigurable Boolean Logic in Memristive Crossbar: The Principle and Implementation

Abstract

In-memory computing based on memristive logic is considered as a prospective non von Neumann computing paradigm. In this letter, we systematically analyze the four-variable logic method and map it into the operation of two anti-serial complementary memristors in the crossbar array architecture. Arbitrary Boolean logic can be implemented within three cycles with the experimental evidence of reconfigurable NAND, NOR, and XOR logic using Pt/HfO2/TiN devices. Taking advantage of the functional flexibility, a parallel 1-bit full adder that can be realized in 8 cycles within a 4 x 3 array has been designed and verified in simulation.