ATTACHMENT B
The Ovonic Cognitive Computer

The conventional computer and semiconductor industries today face problems because they have become cyclical industries, similar to any manufacturer of commodity, consumer products.  The need for a new fundamental approach to computers and semiconductors that can offer growth for these industries is an important issue.  

Conventional computers have the limitations described on the left side of the chart. 

The attributes of the Ovonic Cognitive Computer, described on the right side of the chart, provide a basic new approach to computing which offers solutions to the problems of conventional computers.. The attributes listed open up an entirely new field beyond the binary paradigm of conventional computers.  

Conventional Silicon Computers		Ovonic Cognitive Computer	
Each Element:
•	Is designed either as a storage or a calculation logic element
•	Computes based on single bit (binary) manipulation
•	Manipulates data sequentially, bit by bit		Each Element:
•	Both manipulates and stores information
•	Performs arithmetic operations (+, -, x, /) on multi-bit numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, ... n)
•	Performs modular arithmetic
•	Executes multi-valued logic
•	Stores the result in a non-volatile manner
•	Fundamental hardware encryption
•	Acts as a neuro-synaptic cell; i.e., possesses intelligence capability
•	Has Ǻngstrom scale dimensions; huge density
•	Less than picosecond speed
•	Capable of massive parallelism

	
Arrays of computation and storage elements are combined in a computer which:
•	Requires separate storage and processor units or regions
•	Has limited parallel processing capability

•	Is limited to Von Neumann operations		An array of Ovonic Elements:
•	Easily factors large numbers 
•	Performs high level mathematical functions (e.g. vector and array processing)
•	High 3-dimensional interconnectivity, huge density, giving rise to high speed, hyper-parallel processing (i.e. millions of interconnected processors)
•	Has adaptive learning capability 
•	Interconnectivity is simply and inherently reconfigurable 
•	Has attributes of quantum computers without its limitations 

The Ovonic Devices are: 
•	Mass produced in exceptionally dense, all thin film, uniquely interconnected arrays
•	Mass manufactured as a thin film, flexible device using proven technologies
•	New device structures; i.e., low cost 3-terminal device capable of carrying large amounts of current

In summary, the Ovonic Cognitive Computer can not only perform the binary functions inherent in conventional, silicon-based computers, but also functions as a non-binary processor capable of manipulating and storing data in high-level arithmetic bases (e.g. decimal, hexadecimal, base 8 and many others).  Higher level bases provide for operational capabilities according to a multi-valued logic.  As a result, dramatically higher system efficiencies and faster computation speeds relative to  conventional binary computers are demonstrably provable.  It is scaleable to smaller Ǻngstrom sizes. 

The unique capabilities offered by the proprietary Ovonic Cognitive Computing paradigm will transform the semiconductor and computer industry.