摘要:
A non-volatile random access memory is described incorporating a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell having a Hall effect device including amorphous magnetic material and a switch for directing current through the flail effect device. An array of memory cells are interconnected by word lines, current lines, and bit lines. The invention overcomes the problem of a rugged non-volatile random access memory with long term reliability.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for storing data and for reducing the magnetic moment of a ferromagnetic material is provided incorporating a magnetic film, a blanket or patterned film of germanium adjacent the magnetic film, and means for heating the interface of the two films to at least 200.degree. C. to permit diffusion of the germanium into the magnetic film and thereby reduce the magnetic moment. The invention overcomes the problem of forming recording tracks on storage media and patterning magnetic films for inductive and magneto resistive heads for retrieving data from moving storage media.
摘要:
The present invention relates to novel compounds that exhibit unusually low electrical resistivity at room temperature. More specifically, it has been discovered that the incorporation of at least 1 to 15 atomic percent of gallium and/or at least 1 to 15 atomic percent gold into stoichiometric copper germanide (Cu.sub.3 Ge) compound results in a room temperature resistivity comparable to elemental copper, but with superior chemical and electronic stability upon exposure to air or oxygen at high temperatures. Furthermore, the compounds of the present invention have none of the problems associated with the diffusion of copper into elemental and compound semiconductors which oftentimes lead to the degradation of the semiconductor device characteristics. Additionally, the present invention relates to a method of preparing the novel compounds mentioned previously hereinabove.
摘要:
The present invention relates to novel compounds that exhibit unusually low electrical resistivity at room temperature. More specifically, it has been discovered that the incorporation of at least 1 to 15 atomic percent of gallium and/or at least 1 to 15 atomic percent gold into stoichiometric copper germanide (Cu.sub.3 Ge) compound results in a room temperature resistivity comparable to elemental copper, but with superior chemical and electronic stability upon exposure to air or oxygen at high temperatures. Furthermore, the compounds of the present invention have none of the problems associated with the diffusion of copper into elemental and compound semiconductors which oftentimes lead to the degradation of the semiconductor device characteristics. Additionally, the present invention relates to a method of preparing the novel compounds mentioned previously hereinabove.
摘要:
A magnetic sensor, memory, and magnetic imager has been described for sensing a magnetic field in two directions concurrently incorporating a bar of semiconductor material having a rectangular cross-section, electrodes for introducing current along the length of the semiconductor material, and electrodes positioned on respective corners of the rectangular cross-section at a common distance along the current path whereby the Hall voltage may be detected concurrently in two directions. The memory includes the above magnetic sensor plus a disk having a magnetic layer thereon for storing information, a positioner for moving the disk, a memory control circuit and a signal processor circuit. The magnetic imager includes a plurality of magnetic field sensors positioned in a one or two-dimensional array. The invention overcomes the problem of mapping magnetic fields with high spatial resolution with high magnetic sensitivity in two directions concurrently.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for storing data is provided incorporating an amorphous solid having covalent bonds and a first index of refraction and an energy source for thermally heating selected areas of the amorphous solid to change the index of refraction without melting or substantially crystallizing the amorphous solid. The invention overcomes the problem of corrosion, moisture, or microbial attack resulting in deterioration of the storage medium over time, i.e., 100 years.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for storing data and for reducing the magnetic moment of a ferromagnetic material is provided incorporating a magnetic film, a blanket or patterned film of germanium adjacent the magnetic film, and means for heating the interface of the two films to at least 200.degree. C. to permit diffusion of the germanium into the magnetic film and thereby reduce the magnetic moment. The invention overcomes the problem of forming recording tracks on storage media and patterning magnetic films for inductive and magneto resistive heads for retrieving data from moving storage media.
摘要:
A data storage system is described which includes a magnetostrictive, anisotropic, ferromagnetic film whose domains exhibit a preferred orientation and are initially poled in one direction along the preferred orientation. A field is applied in opposition to the one direction, the field being insufficient to cause a switching of the poled domains. An electrostrictive film is placed in contact with the ferromagnetic film and a writing system is provided to actuate the electrostrictive film to impart stresses to the ferromagnetic film at selected locations. The induced stresses reduce the anisotropy energy of the ferromagnetic film at the selected locations and enable the domains thereat to become poled in accordance with the applied field. In one version of the invention, the writing means comprises a directed energy beam such as a laser or electron beam. In another version, the writing system employs surface acoustic waves in combination with a scanned energy beam.
摘要:
A radio frequency (RF) multibit tag structure useful for identifying objects of interest is described. An array of thin cantilevers of slightly different lengths produced by differential etching are coated with a soft magnetic material which upon interrogation with an RF magnetic field vibrate at their resonant frequencies in the presence of an appropriate bias or direct current (DC) field. The oscillating magnetic fields generated by the vibrating bars and the stationary DC field can be readily detected by a receiver and processed to determine the code of the tag and thus provide information related to the object.
摘要:
A programmable tag for being readable remotely and in a manner which does not require that the tag be held in a particular orientation, includes a first layer of material with electron spin resonance absorption, a second layer of hard magnetic material, and a third layer of soft permeable magnetic material. The second layer and third layer are in close proximity to the first layer. The second layer and the third layer impose a magnetic bias field on the first layer.