Field Programmable System-On-A-Chip

The proposer (IME) is developing general-purpose electronics based on giant magnetoresistance (GMR). Underlying IME's all-metal electronics is the transpinnor, a novel device that allows amplification and either logic or linear characteristics. IME hasdesigned and fabricated several transpinnor-based logic gates and simple linear circuits; intial tests have been completed, and a second development cycle is in progress. The phase I project objective is to demonstrate the feasability of an all-metalfield programmable SOC. Transpinnors will be used for nonvolatile switches, logic gates, and an FPGA. The functional elements of the FPSOC will be designed, modeled and simulated, as will the FPSOC as a whole. The transpinnor will be made of the samematerials as IME's nonvolatile GMR RAM. A successful project will provide the foundation for a variety of all-metal reconfigurable Systems-On-A-Chip.A specific FPSOC will provide a nonvolatile radiation-hardened switching system for routingtelecommunications signals over a wide variety of networks, e.g., internet, phone lines, communications satellites, etc.. The individual elements will provide building blocks for other FPSOC's.