Method of Manufacturing Large Capacity Solid State Memory

Description

A large capacity, solid-state memory device in which information is stored in a plurality of large-area arrays of memory cells. Each cell is a crossed-wire matrix of memory cells fabricated in a continuous process on a thin, flexible substrate using thin film transistor technology to form an elongated tape. The tapes are assembled into a compact package by winding them, one upon the other, into a spool. The spool is placed in a suitable housing, which for apparatus having a storage capacity of one terabyte, has a volume of about 100 cubic inches.

Advantages

• Large capacity solid-state memory in a small volume
• Inexpensive roll-to-roll processing
• Includes error-correction code

Potential Applications

• Semiconductor memories
• Digitally addressable memory devices capable of storing on the order of terabytes of information and method for manufacturing the memory
• Storage of high quantities of information of the magnitude needed to store HDTV programs of reasonable length

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Updated August 9, 2008

Inventors
Dr. William E. Glenn
Imaging Technology Center

IP Status
Patent: U.S. 5,332,686
Issued 7/26/1994

Contact Information
Office of Technology Transfer
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Assistant V.P. & Director
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Fax: 561-297-2141
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Michelle Webb
Assistant Director
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Case Number
1993-04 & 1993-06