High density data storage and retrieval system
US4956817A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/947
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high density computer memory which utilizes a probe operating with two degrees of freedom over a memory area, the probe location altered by drive systems incorporating piezoelectric elements arranged to drive the probe parallel to the plane of the memory surface. Sensors to provide an indication of the location of the probe independent of the drive system are provided. The memory system incorporates an underlying substrate upon which is deposited one of a variety of elements or compounds chosen to effect a change in physical-chemical properties when a data bit is written on the surface. The probe is moved over the surface at a distance which produces a current from Schottky or Field effect.
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