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A servo control system micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion control system (and method therefor), includes a motion generator having an inherent stiffness component.
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A method, an apparatus, and a device for determining the state of a phase-change memory cell. The method includes the steps of: biasing a cell with a time-varying read voltage (Vread); making a measurement (TM) that satisfies a predetermined condition where the predetermined condition depends on a cell current when the read voltage is applied; and determining a state of the cell based on the measurement.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and apparatus for recording/reproducing data in a device in which application of a write signal causes formation of an indentation on a storage surface by a probe of the probe-based data storage device. SOLUTION: Information is stored in the form of grooves of variable length separated by lands of variable length. By applying a series of write signals at respective probe-positions on the storage surface, a first value (generally "1") which is a series of n>1 successive bits sequence in a recording signal is recoded. These probe-positions are spaced at w
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage medium and a method for scanning a storage medium. SOLUTION: The storage medium (1) for storing data in the form of marks (5) is scanned by an array of probes (2) for mark detecting purposes in a scanning mode. The storage medium (1) has fields (4) with each field (41, 42) to be scanned by an associated one of the probes (21). At least one of the fields (42) has marks representing operational data for operating the scanning mode. Scanning parameter are computed from the operational data and the scanning mode is adjusted according to the computed parameters. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
A servo control system micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion control system (and method therefor), includes a motion generator having an inherent stiffness component.
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A method for manufacturing a resistive memory element (1) comprises: providing a storage layer (2) comprising a resistance changeable material; said resistance changeable material comprising carbon; providing contact layers (3, 4) for contacting the storage layer (2), wherein the storage layer (2) is disposed between a bottom contact layer (3) and a top contact layer (4); and doping the resistance changeable material with a dopant material. A resistive memory element (1) includes a bottom contact layer (3), a top contact layer (4) and a storage layer (2) disposed between the bottom contact layer (3) and the top contact layer (4), wherein the storage layer (2) comprises a resistance changeable material that is doped with a dopant material.
Abstract:
A servo control system micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion control system (and method therefor), includes a motion generator having an inherent stiffness component.
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Methods (figure 4) and apparatus 6 for determining level thresholds for q-level memory cells, or multi level cells (MLC). A plurality of the memory cells are read to obtain respective read signal components (20, figure 4). The read signal components are processed by means of a vector generator 10 in dependence on signal level to produce a signal level vector, comprising a series of elements, indicative of the distribution of read signal components in order of signal level. Signal level binning of the read signal components may also be carried out. The signal level vector is scanned 11 with a sliding window of length greater than the spacing of successive window positions in the scan. At each window position, a metric Mi is calculated in dependence on the elements of the signal level vector in the window. A level-threshold for successive memory cell levels is then determined in a threshold identifier 12, in dependence on the variation of the metric, over the scan. At each window position a reference may be determined based on the average or mean of the elements. The metric may then be calculated from the difference between each element value and the reference value (24 figure 4). The system may comprise phase change memory cells or flash memory cells. The level thresholds are determined from the largest local maxima in the metric variation over the scan (figure 5). The memory cells may be encoded so as to store qary symbols of N-symbol codewords.
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A method and apparatus for read measurement or data sensing a plurality N of resistive memory cells, having a plurality K of programmable levels (figures 2-4), including applying a first read voltage to each of the N memory cells and measuring a first read current, (101 figure 1). A further step (102 figure 1) is executed to determine a respective second read voltage based on the first read current measured at the memory cell and a target read current determined for the memory cell for each of the N memory cells. A subsequent step (103 figure 1) involves applying the respective determined second read voltage to the memory cell for obtaining a second read current for each of the N memory cells. The second read voltage may be determined such that the second read current is constant for all memory cells programmed with the same level or may have one respective target current for each of the K programmed levels. The target currents may be determined as the level means of the first read currents, as blind estimations or may involve the use of a number of identical reference cells. The method may also include data mapping of read currents to the respective cells. The apparatus for measurement includes a voltage generator 13 for applying a bias to the bit line connected to the resistive memory, a current detector 14 for measuring the current through the resistive memory device 11 and a measurement controller 15 all of which may be computerised.
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Methods and apparatus are provided for determining the state of a phase-change memory cell. A plurality of measurements are made on the cell, the measurements being dependent on the sub-threshold current-versus-voltage characteristic of the cell. The measurements are processed to obtain a metric which is dependent on the slope of the sub- threshold current-versus-voltage characteristic. The state of the cell is then determined in dependence on this metric which, unlike absolute cell resistance,is substantially unaffected by drift.