Asynchronous consensus circuit with majority gate based on non-linear capacitors

An apparatus comprising:

• a first input;
• a second input;
• a third input;
• a fourth input;
• a fifth input;
• and
• a gate to provide an output which is a consensus of the first input, the second input, and the third input, wherein:
• the output is coupled to the fourth input and the fifth input;
• the gate includes a plurality of capacitors that are coupled to the first input, the second input, the third input, the fourth input, and the fifth input;
• the plurality of capacitors comprises nonlinear polar material;
• and
• the gate includes a device connected to the gate and controllable by a control disconnected from the plurality of capacitors.

A system comprising:

• a memory to store one or more instructions;
• a processor circuitry to execute the one or more instructions;
• and
• a communication device to allow the processor circuitry to communicate with another device, wherein the processor circuitry includes a consensus circuitry which comprises:
• a first input;
• a second input;
• a third input;
• and
• a gate to receive the first input, the second input, and the third input, wherein the third input is coupled to an output of the gate, wherein the output is a consensus of the first input and the second input, and wherein the gate comprises:
• a first capacitor having a first terminal connected to the first input, and a second terminal coupled to a summing node, wherein the first capacitor comprises a first nonlinear polar material;
• a second capacitor having a third terminal connected to the second input, and a fourth terminal coupled to the summing node, wherein the first capacitor comprises a second nonlinear polar material;
• a third capacitor having a fifth terminal connected to the third input, and a sixth terminal coupled to the summing node, wherein the third capacitor comprises a third nonlinear polar material;
• and
• a device connected to the summing node and a supply rail, wherein the device has a gate terminal controllable by a control separate from the summing node.