The Parametron, a Digital Computing Element Which Utilizes Parametric Oscillation
- 1 August 1959
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE
- Vol. 47 (8), 1304-1316
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jrproc.1959.287195
Abstract
The following is a brief description of the basic principles and applications of the parametron, which is a digital computer element invented by the author in 1954. A parametron element is essentially a resonant circuit with a nonlinear reactive element which oscillates at one-half the driving frequency. The oscillation is used to represent a binary digit by the choice between two stationary phases π radians apart. The basic principle of logical circuits using the parametron is explained, and research on and applications of parametrons in Japan are described.Keywords
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- A New Concept in ComputingProceedings of the IRE, 1959