Patent ID: 7541842

Claim:
A Boolean logic circuit, comprising at least one input terminal and an output terminal; a network of nanotube switching elements electrically disposed between said at least one input terminal and said output terminal, each of said nanotube switching elements including an electrically conductive element and a nanotube channel element in spaced relation to the electrically conductive element, wherein the nanotube channel element is deflectable toward the electrically conductive element in response to electrical stimulus applied to at least the nanotube channel element; wherein the electrically conductive element is a control electrode that deflects the nanotube channel element to form a conductive path between the nanotube channel element and an output node of the nanotube switching element in response to electrical stimulus applied to the control electrode; said network of nanotube switching elements effectuating a Boolean function transformation of Boolean signals on said at least one input terminal, said Boolean function transformation including a Boolean inversion within the function.