METHOD FOR STORAGE OF DATA AND OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:JPH0620277A

    公开(公告)日:1994-01-28

    申请号:JP9945193

    申请日:1993-04-26

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PURPOSE: To enable a focused light beam to be used as a heat source by heating the prescribed region of an amorphous solid provided with a first refractive index and converting it into a second refractive index. CONSTITUTION: This optical storage device 40 is provided with a motor 52 and designed to move a disk 48 having a write laser 44, a read laser 46 and a storage medium 50. In addition, the laser 44 is provided with a function for supplying a laser beam 58 to the upper face 60 of the disk 48 through a lens 59. Then, an amorphous solid is selected that has a first refractive index, the lens 59 supplying a laser beam 61 focused on the surface 60 of the disk 48. As a result, with the prescribed region of the amorphous solid heated by the beam 61, the refractive index is converted to a second refractive index. Consequently, using a material with a sufficiently high crystallizing temperature or a melting point, the amorphous can be converted without overwriting through the crystallization of the material. Incidentally, reading is possible repeatedly by writing this information on a carbon film.

    ELECTROSTRICTION/MAGNETOSTRICTION THIN FILM MEMORY

    公开(公告)号:JPH0573989A

    公开(公告)日:1993-03-26

    申请号:JP4345592

    申请日:1992-02-28

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PURPOSE: To provide a magneto-optical thin film memory improved in output signal level. CONSTITUTION: A memory shows a favorable orientation in the area, and includes a magnetostrictive, anistropic and ferromagnetic film 12 which is initially polarized unidirectionally along the orientation. A magnetic field insufficient to change over the polarized area is impressed in the opposite direction of the above unidirectional direction. An electrostrivtive film 10 is arranged in contact with a ferromagnetic layer 12, and in order to impart a stress on a selected position 20 where the electrostrictive film is energized, the device is provided with a writing device using laser 16, etc. An induced stress reduces anistropic energy of the ferromagnetic film at the selected position, so that the area is magnetically polarized according to the imparted magnetic field.

    MAGNETIC NON-VOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

    公开(公告)号:JPH06326263A

    公开(公告)日:1994-11-25

    申请号:JP5031194

    申请日:1994-03-22

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PURPOSE: To obtain an extremely stout non-volatile random access memory by activating a current line by a voltage on a word line and allowing a current to flow into a Hall effect device by turning on a switch and then detecting the magnetic state of the Hall effect device by measuring the voltage on a bit line. CONSTITUTION: When a proper voltage is turned on a word line 16, a MOS transistor 18 conducts and a current flows from a lead line 20 to the ground potential via the MOS transistor 18 and a Hall effect device 12. Bit lines 34 and 36 detect a voltage between both terminals of the Hall effect device 12 at terminals 35 and 37, thus indicating data stored in a selective Hall effect device and hence obtaining an extremely stout non-volatile random access memory since no movable parts exist.

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