High-density mechanical memory and turing machine
US6587408B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C23/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Micron-scale, self-contained, ultra-high density and ultra-high speed storage devices include a read/write head and a surface, containing bit-storage domains, that acts as the storage medium. The read/write element of the memory device may consist of a single or multiple heads. The read/write head may be mounted on microelectromechanical structures driven at mechanical resonance. Addressing of individual bits is accomplished by positioning of the head element in close proximity to bit domains situated on the storage medium.
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