US Patent 11653578 Phase-change material-based XOR logic gates

An apparatus comprises a phase-change material, a first electrode at a first end of the phase-change material, a second electrode at a second end of the phase-change material, and a heating element coupled to a least a given portion of the phase-change material between the first end and the second end. The apparatus also comprises a first input terminal coupled to the heating element, a second input terminal coupled to the heating element, and an output terminal coupled to the second electrode.