Current divider-based storage medium

Details Current divider-based storage medium Current divider-based storage medium

2006-09-05

2006-09-05

Edun, Muhammad (Department: 2655)

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Specific detail of information handling portion of system

Electrical modification or sensing of storage medium

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07102983

ABSTRACT:
A data storage medium that includes several stacked layers. The stacked layers can be conducting, insulating, resistive, or capable of changing between two or more states or phases. Also, a data storage device that includes the data storage medium and an energy source that can form nanometer-scaled data bits in regions of the data storage medium. The data bits can include holes through some of the stacked layers or phase-changes in portions of the layers capable of changing between two or more states. Further, a method of using such a storage medium to store nanometer-scaled data bits.

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