BIAX High Speed Magnetic Computer Element

The BIAX digital computer elements are completely new magnetic memory and logic elements. They are multi-aperture devices fabricated out of conventional ferrite materials and are, generally speaking, an order of magnitude faster than present magnetic devices. To attain these speeds, they employ a fundamentally different principle of operation than is used with existing ferrite core and multi-aperture units. The BIAX principle employed is one of flux interference, not flux steering as is common in most multi-aperture devices. In addition to increased speeds, the BIAX elements also have important environmental advantages and are capable of operation at high temperatures. Another important advantage of the elements is their non-destructive read characteristic. Important cost savings also appear to be achievable with these units, particularly in terms of the logic elements. These BIAX memory and logic elements are the result of approximately two and one half years of work conducted in Aeronutronic's Computer Research Laboratory. The elements have been reduced to practice and are currently in production. Aeronutronic is applying these BIAX techniques to a number of commercial and military projects where multi-megacycle data processing is a requirement.