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1999 IEEE International Workshop on Memory Technology, Design, and Testing
The Potential of Carbon-Based Memory Systems
San Jose, California
August 09-August 10
ISBN: 0-7695-0259-8
Mark Brehob, Michigan State University
Richard Enbody, Michigan State University
It seems likely that density concerns will force the DRAM community to consider using radically different schemes for the implementation of memory devices. We propose using nano-scale carbon structures as the basis for a memory device. A single-wall carbon nanotube would contain a charged buckyball. That buckyball will stick tightly to one side of the tube or the other. We assign the bit value of the device depending on which side of the tube the ball is. The result is a high-speed, non-volatile bit of memory. We propose a number of schemes for the interconnection of these devices and examine some of the known electrical issues.
Index Terms:
RAM, nanotube, buckyball, memory, nanomemory, DRAM, carbon, nanotechnology
Citation:
Mark Brehob, Richard Enbody, "The Potential of Carbon-Based Memory Systems," mtdt, pp.110, 1999 IEEE International Workshop on Memory Technology, Design, and Testing, 1999
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