公开(公告)号：EP1319231A1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-18

申请号：EP01959175.9

申请日：2001-07-25

申请人： Wm. MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY

发明人： TOUR, James, M. ,  VAN ZANDT, Bill ,  HUSBAND, Christopher ,  HUSBAND, Summer

IPC分类号： G11C11/00 ,  H03K4/90

CPC分类号： H03K19/177 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  G06N3/002 ,  G11C11/36 ,  G11C13/0014 ,  G11C13/025 ,  G11C2213/81 ,  H01L51/0595

摘要： A programmable molecular device (10) is provided that includes a random nano-network that includes a plurality of molecular circuit components. Preferred molecular circuit components include molecular diodes that exhibit negative differential resistance. A method of programming the molecular device may include configuring the molecular components. Configuring a molecular component may include applying a voltage across input and output leads connected to the nano-networks. The voltage may be determined according to a self-adapting algorithm that programs the device to function, for example, as a logic unit or a memory unit. A molecular computer may include a plurality of programmable molecular devices (10) that are interconnected by metallic wires (14).