THATTE Patent Stack · 2026

Computing
Beyond Binary

maniTLab introduces a complete photonic-ternary computing system — from a simulation-confirmed carbon nanotube device to a fully compiled microkernel operating system. Six patents covering every layer of the stack, filed with the Indian Patent Office.

6 Patents Filed
−1·0·+1 Trit States
54 dB SNR · NEGF Verified
Photonic Trit Encoding NEGF Verified
+1
+74 µA Photon + AC positive phase
0
0 µA No photon · True zero
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−74 µA Photon + AC negative phase
thatte-os v0.1.0
$ init.t3b --boot
THATTE-OS 0.1.0 kernel boot...
scheduler: READY
interrupt table: LOADED
TritFS: MOUNTED
[OK] System UP — 3 trits, 3 rails
$
The THATTE System

One Complete Stack,
Layer by Layer

From a photonic nanotube device to a running operating system — every layer of the ternary computing stack is patented, implemented, and verified.

6

Software — ManiT Language + THATTEOS

Balanced ternary programming language, compiler, and microkernel operating system — compiled and running

Thatte6
5

Security — Crypto Hardware + DFT/BIST

Ternary cryptographic primitives, design-for-test, and built-in self-test

Thatte5
4

Memory — Interconnect + Trit-Trie

Fabric management, memory bus, interconnect architecture, and hardware trit-trie search

Thatte4
3

Processor — Ternary CPU Architecture

Processor architecture, T3ISA instruction set, and execution pipeline

Thatte3
2

Logic — Optical-Ternary Gates + Arithmetic

Optical-ternary gate library and KCL-based arithmetic engine

Thatte2
1

Device — SWCNT@MWCNT Photonic Transducer

Metallocene CVD fabrication, photonic-to-ternary transduction, AC switching method

Thatte1
Patent Portfolio

Six Patents, One Vision

Six complete specifications covering every layer of the photonic-ternary computing stack, filed with the Indian Patent Office in 2026. Simulation-confirmed device physics.

Thatte1 · Device Filed

SWCNT@MWCNT Photonic-Ternary Device

Metallocene CVD fabrication, photonic-to-ternary transducer structure, and AC switching method. Two concentric carbon nanotubes, photon-gated, simulation-confirmed.

SWCNT@MWCNTPhotonicCVD
Thatte2 · Logic Filed

Optical-Ternary Gate Library + Arithmetic

Complete optical-ternary standard cell library and KCL-based arithmetic engine. Gates operate on photonic trit signals.

GatesArithmeticKCL
Thatte3 · Processor Filed

Ternary Processor Architecture + T3ISA

Processor architecture, balanced ternary instruction set (T3ISA), and execution pipeline for photonic-ternary hardware.

CPUT3ISAPipeline
Thatte4 · Memory Filed

Memory, Interconnect + Trit-Trie Search

Fabric management hardware, memory bus architecture, interconnect, and hardware trit-trie circuit for efficient ternary search.

MemoryInterconnectTrit-Trie
Thatte5 · Security Filed

Ternary Crypto Hardware + DFT/BIST

Cryptographic hardware primitives for balanced ternary, design-for-test infrastructure, and built-in self-test circuits.

CryptoDFTBIST
Thatte6 · Software Filed

ManiT Language + Compiler + THATTEOS

Balanced ternary programming language, dual-target compiler (LLVM + T3ISA), and photonic-ternary microkernel operating system. Compiled and executed.

ManiTCompilerTHATTEOS
Full Patent Details →
Proof of Work

Quantum Transport
Simulation Confirmed

The SWCNT@MWCNT photonic-ternary device was rigorously simulated using non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) quantum transport on Debian 13, AMD EPYC 9334.

Every claim about trit encoding, current symmetry, and signal-to-noise ratio is backed by reproducible quantum transport simulation data.

Technical Details →
NEGF Simulation Results · 2 Apr 2026 CONFIRMED
Device (8,8)@(13,13) SWCNT@MWCNT
Method NEGF tight-binding quantum transport
Trit +1 current +74 µA Pass
Trit −1 current −74 µA Pass
Trit 0 (no photon) ~35 nA noise floor True zero
Current symmetry I(+V)/I(−V) 1.0000 Perfect
Signal-to-noise ratio >2000 (54 dB) Digital-grade
Photon modulation mechanism MWCNT coupling detuning Confirmed
Research Blog

Latest from the Lab

Research notes, experiment findings, and technical deep-dives on balanced ternary computing.

27 Mar 2026

SPICE Verification: Proving the Ternary Gate Library Works

How we used ngspice with the RAVAN compact model to verify every gate in the library — from inverter symmetry to a 27-entry majority gate truth table.

Hardware Patent
26 Mar 2026

THATTE-OS: Building a Microkernel for Ternary Hardware

Design decisions behind a balanced ternary microkernel — from privilege domains to the T3ISA syscall interface, and how the ManiT compiler makes it all compile.

Software Patent
25 Mar 2026

Why Balanced Ternary? The Case Against Binary

The mathematical elegance of base-3, natural signed-number representation, and the physical case for three voltage levels in nanotube FET devices.

Theory Hardware
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