Joseph J. Nahas

Research and Technology Interests

• Memory Architectures and Circuits:
  • New Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) architectures.
    • Cross-Port MRAM
    • Stacked MRAM
    • Folded MRAM
  • Architectures, bit cell designs, and sense amplifier circuits for Tunnel Diode Static RAM (TDSRAM).
• Nanomagnetic Logic (NML):
  • Clock drivers and clock line structures.
  • Input and Output interfaces between NML and CMOS circuits.
• Analog Circuits
  • Reference Circuits: Current References and Bandgap Voltage References
  • Operational Amplifiers
  • Current Drivers
  • Sense Amplifiers
• Transitioning Research Innovations to Products:
  • Application of statistical techniques to product design for robust manufacturing variation tolerance.
  • MRAM transition from Motorola Research to Freescale Semiconductor product: 2001 to 2004.
  • CRISP Microprocessor from Bell Labs Research to Lucent Technologies Hobbit Microprocessor product: 1987 to 1990.