Patent ID: 7796423
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G11C,H03K

Abstract:
1. A reconfigurable logic circuit comprising: a plurality of control lines which are able to transmit control data individually; a multiplexer which includes a plurality of spin MOSFETs each having a source and drain containing a magnetic material, and a selecting portion including a plurality of MOSFETs and selecting a spin MOSFET from the plurality of spin MOSFETs, based on the control data transmitted from the control lines; a determining circuit which determines whether magnetization of the magnetic material of the source and drain of a selected spin MOSFET, which is selected by the selecting portion, is in a first state or in a second state different from the first state, the determining circuit outputting a determination result; a first write circuit which puts the magnetization of the magnetic material of the source and drain of the selected spin MOSFET into the second state by supplying a write current flowing between the source and drain of the selected spin MOSFET; and a second write circuit which puts the magnetization of the magnetic material of the source and drain of the selected spin MOSFET into the first state by supplying a write current flowing between the source and drain of the selected spin MOSFET.