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Hybrid circuit having nanotube electromechanical memory

US6574130B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2001
Grant dateJun 3, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/943
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid memory system having electromechanical memory cells is disclosed. A memory cell core circuit has an array of electromechanical memory cells, in which each cell is a crossbar junction at least one element of which is a nanotube or a nanotube ribbon. An access circuit provides array addresses to the memory cell core circuit to select at least one corresponding cell. The access circuit is constructed of semiconductor circuit elements.

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