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The operation of a novel nonvolatile memory device based on a conductive ferroelectric/non-ferroelectric thin film multilayer stack is simulated numerically. The simulation involves the self-consistent steady state solution of Poisson's…
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The advent of advanced neuronal interfaces offers great promise for linking brain functions to electronics. A major bottleneck in achieving this is real-time processing of big data that imposes excessive requirements on bandwidth, energy…