Hierarchical Memristor-Based IMPLY Comparator Architecture for In-Memory Computing

IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems 2026

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Authors: Yunlai Zhu, Yan Zhang, Yi Yang, Ke Wang, Xinyu Wu, Tao Jiang, Chaotong Xie, Zhongren Ye, Haotian Tang, Zhan Chen, Liang Yao, Zuyu Xu
+5 more Zhe Feng, Lihua Xu, Wendong Lu, zuheng Wu, Yuehua Dai
DOI: 10.1109/jetcas.2026.3660720
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Abstract

To address the inherent bottlenecks of comparison latency and energy efficiency caused by the separation of computation and storage in the von Neumann architecture, this study proposes a memristor-based modular hierarchical tree comparator that employs implication (IMPLY) logic. The proposed architecture performs parallel bit-wise comparisons, generating ternary outputs (">", "

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Low-power high-performance VLSI design DNA and Biological Computing

Publication details

Journal / source
IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
302–311
Publication date
3 February 2026