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The oscillator-based Ising machine (OIM) is a network of coupled CMOS oscillators that solves combinatorial optimization problems. In this paper, the distribution of the injection-locking oscillations throughout the circuit is proposed to…
This work presents a multi-stage coupled ring oscillator based Potts machine, designed with phase-shifted Sub Harmonic-Injection-Locking (SHIL) to represent multi valued Potts spins at different solution stages with os cillator phases. The…
In this paper, we demonstrate sub-harmonic injection locking (SHIL) in mechanical metronomes. To do so, we first formulate metronome's physical compact model, focusing on its nonlinear terms for friction and the escapement mechanism. Then…
Second harmonic injection (SHI) has emerged as a critical mechanism in enabling networks of coupled oscillators to function as Oscillator Ising Machines (OIMs), capable of minimizing the Ising Hamiltonian. While SHI facilitates phase…
This letter presents a technique that enables very fine tunability of the frequency of Ring Oscillators (ROs). Multiple ROs with different numbers of tunable elements were designed and fabricated in a 65nm CMOS technology. A tunable element…
This paper presents a coupled ring oscillator based Potts ma chine to solve NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems (COPs). Potts model is a generalization of the Ising model, cap turing multivalued spins in contrast to the…
Ising Machines (IMs) are physical systems designed to find solutions to combinatorial optimization (CO) problems mapped onto the IM via the coupling strengths of its binary spins. Using the intrinsic dynamics and different annealing…
We investigated injection locking in spin-wave active ring oscillators (SWAROs) operating in the multi-mode regime. By applying external RF signals with varying frequency and power, we identified the locking behavior of individual modes and…
We introduce a universal theory of phase auto-oscillators driven by a bi harmonic signal (having frequency components close to single and double of the free-running oscillator frequency) with noise. With it, we show how deterministic phase…
Low-noise gigahertz (GHz) frequencies sources are essential for applications in signal processing, sensing, and telecommunications. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator-based oscillators offer compact form factors and low phase noise due…
A coherent Ising machine (CIM) is a network of optical parametric oscillators (OPOs), in which the "strongest" collective mode of oscillation at well above threshold corresponds to an optimum solution of a given Ising problem. When a pump…
This paper presents a novel software driven voltage tuning method that utilises multi-purpose Ring Oscillators (ROs) to provide process variation and environment sensitive energy reductions. The proposed technique enables voltage tuning…
This paper presents a CMOS-compatible Lechner-Hauke-Zoller (LHZ)--based analog tile structure as a fundamental unit for developing scalable analog Ising machines (IMs). In the designed LHZ tile, the voltage-controlled oscillators are…
Injection locking is a powerful technique for synchronization of oscillator networks and controlling the phase and frequency of individual oscillators using similar or other types of oscillators. Here, we present the first demonstration of…
On-chip analog Ising Machines (IMs) are a promising means to solve difficult combinatorial optimization problems. For scalable on-chip realizations to be practical, 1) the problem should map scalably to Ising form, 2) interconnectivity…
We present a new way to make Ising machines, i.e., using networks of coupled self-sustaining nonlinear oscillators. Our scheme is theoretically rooted in a novel result that establishes that the phase dynamics of coupled oscillator systems,…
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) systems have demonstrated remarkable potential in enhancing spectral efficiency. However, most existing works rely on ideal hardware, which is…
Networks of optical oscillators simulating coupled Ising spins have been recently proposed as a heuristic platform to solve hard optimization problems. These networks, called coherent Ising machines (CIMs), exploit the fact that the…
The Ising machine is an unconventional computing architecture that can be used to solve NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems more efficiently than traditional von Neumann architectures. Fast, compact oscillator networks which provide…
Rolling element bearing faults in rotating systems are observed as impulses in the vibration signals, which are usually buried in noises. In order to effectively detect the fault of bearings, a novel spectrum searching method is proposed.…