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MEMS-actuated magnetic probe-based storage

Davidson, 2002

Document ID
4795947419176195508
Author
Davidson A
Publication year
Publication venue
Digest of the Asia-Pacific Magnetic Recording Conference

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There are significant gaps in the memory hierarchy of small and large computer systems. Gaps in entry price, latency, power, and volume can be filled with a non-volatile probe- based MEMS-actuated storage chip. The Carnegie Mellon vision for this system uses a …
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