Complementary Microelectromechanical Systems (CMEMS) and their Applicability to Fault Sets for Bussed Components

This proposal details an innovative new computer based on micro-electromechanical machines, and describes how this can be used in conventional systems to partially solve the problem of large ambiguity groups on bus-based electronics, or electronic systems with feedback loops. This technology is not based on semiconductors. It can be implemented on a wide variety of substrates. Its primary advantage over conventional computers is that it will function over an enormous range of temperatures, from very cold to near the melting point of the materials used in fabrication. It will also be impervious to radiation. In its standby mode, it will consume no power, and it is potentially less costly than conventional integrated electronics because the fabrication process is considerably simpler. Yet it will be able to implement a full range of computing devices, including combinatorial logic, static RAMs, and clocked logic such as shift registers. When used in conventional circuits, it has the potential to allow critical circuit connections to be made or broken without any control lines, or without any changes to the electronic circuit. The open circuit resistance will be very high, and the closed circuit resistance will be very low, with no non-linearities and no dependency on voltage or current.