Storage device having a storage cell programmable to one of more than two storage states
US7164646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B9/1409
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device includes a storage medium having plural storage cells, and a probe to scan across a surface of the storage medium to program the storage cells. The probe is adapted to selectively program each storage cell to one of more than two storage states.
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