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A polymorphic gate is an unconventional reconfigurable component which is capable of performing several logic functions. Electronic circuits containing such polymorphic gates can be reconfigured in a non-traditional way, for example by means of the power supply voltage. This possibility opens the door to a new class of applications exploiting the inexpensive reconfiguration mechanisms that are provided by polymorphic gates. The aim of this chapter is to survey the field of polymorphic electronics: available polymorphic components, design methods for polymorphic circuits and potential applications.
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Sekanina, L. (2015). Principles and Applications of Polymorphic Circuits. In: Evolvable Hardware. Natural Computing Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44616-4_8
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