SUMMARYThe processing capabilities of a proposed nanoelectronic device are investigated. The device is considered as a global dynamical system with local circuit model components. The system equations and the corresponding network model are presented. The characteristics of this network model are compared with the cellular neural networks. Certain characteristics of the network are analysed theoretically and demonstrated with circuit-system level simulations. As a novel property, it is shown that the single layer nanodevice network structure is a basic reaction-di usion system and it is capable of autowave propagation. Furthermore, the same network structure exhibits several image processing capabilities like image smoothing, edge enhancement, and horizontal or vertical line detection using simple arrangements of the device parameters.
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