Integrated mass storage device
US5317533A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 31, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/42
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A integrated mass memory device is formed by combining a piezoelectric bimorph cantilever (214) with a recording surface (212) having a number of storage locations to and from which digital information is transferred using a scanning tunneling microscope or an atomic force microscope mode of operation. Controls circuits (240) are provided for controlling the scanning of the recording surface (212) and for writing and reading information into and from the recording surface. An image storage system stores images captured from an optical sensor using piezoelectric bimorph cantilevers for reading and writing digital information on recording surfaces.
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