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Storage device having a storage cell programmable to one of more than two storage states

US7164646B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2004
Grant dateJan 16, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 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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