Ultra-high density storage device with resonant scanning micromover
    3.
    发明申请
    Ultra-high density storage device with resonant scanning micromover 失效
    超高密度存储设备,具有谐振扫描显微镜

    公开(公告)号:US20020122373A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-05

    申请号:US09797726

    申请日:2001-03-02

    IPC分类号: G11B009/10

    摘要: A storage device including many field emitters in close proximity to a storage medium, and a micromover, all in a partial vacuum. Each field emitter can generate an electron beam current. The storage medium has many storage areas on it, with each field emitter responsible for a number of storage areas. Also, each storage area can be in a number of different states to represent the information stored in that area. In storing information to the storage device, the power density of an electron beam current is increased to change the state of the storage area bombarded by the electron beam current. In reading information from the device, the power density of the electron beam current is reduced to generate a signal current from the storage area bombarded by the electron beam current. During reading, the power density is selected to be low enough so that no writing occurs. The magnitude of the signal current depends on the state of the storage area. The information stored in the storage area is read by measuring the magnitudes of the signal current. The micromover scans the storage medium with respect to the field emitters so that each field emitter can access many storage areas. The micromover causes a periodic change in the relative positions between the field emitters and the storage medium, thereby generating periodic field emitter trajectories.

    摘要翻译: 一种存储装置,包括紧邻存储介质的许多场发射器和全部处于部分真空中的微型扫描器。 每个场发射器可以产生电子束电流。 存储介质上有许多存储区域,每个场发射器负责多个存储区域。 此外,每个存储区域可以是多个不同的状态,以表示存储在该区域中的信息。 在将信息存储到存储装置中时,电子束电流的功率密度增加以改变由电子束电流轰击的存储区域的状态。 在从器件读取信息时,电子束电流的功率密度降低,以产生由电子束电流轰击的存储区域的信号电流。 在读取期间,功率密度被选择为足够低,使得不会发生写入。 信号电流的大小取决于存储区域的状态。 通过测量信号电流的大小来读取存储在存储区域中的信息。 微型扫描器相对于场发射器扫描存储介质,使得每个场发射器可以访问许多存储区域。 微突起导致场发射器和存储介质之间的相对位置的周期性变化,由此产生周期性场发射器轨迹。

    Nanometer scale data storage device and associated positioning system

    公开(公告)号:US20020003211A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-10

    申请号:US09852121

    申请日:2001-05-08

    发明人: Victor B. Kley

    IPC分类号: G12B021/02

    摘要: A data storage system that includes a positioning system for positioning the write/read mechanism and the storage medium of the data storage device with respect to each other in first and second predefined directions. The positioning system comprises a positioning apparatus comprising microfabricated first and second positioning assemblies. The positioning system further comprises a controller to position a positionable support structure of the first positioning assembly in a first predefined direction within a range of positioning that is larger than the range of movement of a moveable support structure of the first positioning assembly by controlling (A) a stationary support structure clamp in clamping and unclamping the positionable structure to and from the support structure, (B) a moveable structure clamp in clamping and unclamping the positionable support structure to and from the moveable support structure, and (C) the movement of the moveable support structure. In one embodiment, one of the write/read mechanism and the storage medium is carried by the positionable support structure so that it is positioned with the first positioning assembly. The other one of the write/read mechanism and the storage medium is positioned with the second positioning assembly. In another embodiment, the positionable support structure carries the second positioning assembly and one of the write/read mechanism and the storage medium is positioned with the second positioning assembly while the other is held stationary. In several embodiments, the read/write mechanism is used to mechanically write data to and electrically read data from the storage medium. In still another embodiment, the read/write mechanism is used to optically write data to and electrically read data from the storage medium. In yet another embodiment, the read/write mechanism is acoustically aided in electrically writing data to and reading data from the storage medium.

    NANOMETER SCALE DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED POSITIONING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20010010668A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-02

    申请号:US08955031

    申请日:1997-10-21

    发明人: VICTOR B. KLEY

    IPC分类号: G11B007/00

    摘要: A data storage system that includes a positioning system for positioning the write/read mechanism and the storage medium of the data storage device with respect to each other in first and second predefined directions. The positioning system comprises a positioning apparatus comprising microfabricated first and second positioning assemblies. The positioning system further comprises a controller to position a positionable support structure of the first positioning assembly in a first predefined direction within a range of positioning that is larger than the range of movement of a moveable support structure of the first positioning assembly by controlling (A) a stationary support structure clamp in clamping and unclamping the positionable structure to and from the support structure, (B) a moveable structure clamp in clamping and unclamping the positionable support structure to and from the moveable-support structure, and (C) the movement of the moveable support structure. In one embodiment, one of the write/read mechanism and the storage medium is carried by the positionable support structure so that it is positioned with the first positioning assembly. The other one of the write/read mechanism and the storage medium is positioned with the second positioning assembly. In another embodiment, the positionable support structure carries the second positioning assembly and one of the write/read mechanism and the storage medium is positioned with the second positioning assembly while the other is held stationary. In several embodiments, the read/write mechanism is used to mechanically write data to and electrically read data from the storage medium. In still another embodiment, the read/write mechanism is used to optically write data to and electrically read data from the storage medium. In yet another embodiment, the read/write mechanism is acoustically aided in electrically writing data to and reading data from the storage medium.

    Tera-byte disk drive
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US5724336A

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-03

    申请号:US427456

    申请日:1995-04-25

    申请人: Steven G. Morton

    发明人: Steven G. Morton

    摘要: A new form of rotating media disk drive is described. Data storage densities of many gigabits per square inch can be obtained at low cost. Data is stored in localized regions of electric charge that are stored within a thin dielectric layer that is coated upon both sides of an electrically conductive platter, rather than in magnetic domains that are stored in thin magnetizable films that are coated upon both sides of platters. Data is stored three-dimensionally, in electric dipoles whose axes are perpendicular to the plane of the platters, rather than in magnetic dipoles that lie along the surface of a platter. Data is read and written via ungated field emitter tips rather than with transformers and magnetically sensitive elements. The read/write head is built from the read/write head chip that contains field emitter tips and other elements. This chip is an active CMOS or other circuit whose active area is parallel to one side of a platter, rather than having a single, passive write element and a single, passive read element with external control circuits and amplifiers. The read/write head chip is formed in a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer, with the tips and other microelectromechanical elements being formed in the top, silicon membrane, on isolated islands or pillars, and the supporting circuitry being formed in the base silicon wafer. Each read/write head chip is attached to the end of the arm of an actuator, in a manner similar to that used in magnetic disk drives. Individual, ungated field emitter tips are electrically isolated from one another and connected to, and intimately integrated with, analog and/or digital circuitry in the read/write head chip, rather than being electrically connected to many other tips and divorced from active circuitry in their immediate vicinity that controls them, as in flat panel displays. Multiple tips can be used to increase the data rate of the disk, and to provide spares to improve the reliability of the disk.

    Nanometer scale data storage device and associated positioning system
    9.
    发明授权
    Nanometer scale data storage device and associated positioning system 失效
    纳米级数据存储设备及相关定位系统

    公开(公告)号:US07535817B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-19

    申请号:US11325248

    申请日:2006-01-03

    申请人: Victor B. Kley

    发明人: Victor B. Kley

    IPC分类号: G11B7/00

    摘要: A data storage system that includes a positioning system for positioning the write/read mechanism and the storage medium of the data storage device with respect to each other in first and second predefined directions. The positioning system comprises a positioning apparatus comprising microfabricated first and second positioning assemblies. The positioning system further comprises a controller to position a positionable support structure of the first positioning assembly in a first predefined direction within a range of positioning that is larger than the range of movement of a moveable support structure of the first positioning assembly by controlling (A) a stationary support structure clamp in clamping and unclamping the positionable structure to and from the support structure, (B) a moveable structure clamp in clamping and unclamping the positionable support structure to and from the moveable support structure, and (C) the movement of the moveable support structure.

    摘要翻译: 一种数据存储系统,包括用于在第一和第二预定方向上相对于彼此定位数据存储装置的写/读机制和存储介质的定位系统。 定位系统包括定位装置,其包括微加工的第一和第二定位组件。 定位系统还包括控制器,用于通过控制(A(A))将第一定位组件的可定位的支撑结构定位在比第一定位组件的可移动支撑结构的移动范围大的定位范围内的第一预定方向 )固定的支撑结构夹紧器夹紧和释放位于支撑结构上的可定位结构,(B)可移动的结构夹具夹紧并将可定位的支撑结构松开并移动到可移动的支撑结构上,以及(C) 可移动的支撑结构。

    Optical disk drive with micro-SIL
    10.
    发明申请
    Optical disk drive with micro-SIL 失效
    带微SIL的光盘驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US20060280102A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-14

    申请号:US11148140

    申请日:2005-06-08

    IPC分类号: G11B7/00

    摘要: A small form factor optical disk drive is provided that incorporates a SIL/objective lens assembly. A laser for the small form factor optical disk drive has a coherence function having maxima spaced apart by intervals. The optical disk drive is configured such that a roundtrip optical path through the SIL/objective lens assembly is such that a coherence value for the laser is located in one of the intervals.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种小尺寸光盘驱动器,其包括SIL /物镜组件。 用于小尺寸光盘驱动器的激光器具有通过间隔间隔开的最大值的相干函数。 光盘驱动器被配置为使得穿过SIL /物镜组件的往返光路使得激光器的相干值位于其中一个间隔中。