公开(公告)号：US06433310B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-13

申请号：US09773346

申请日：2001-01-31

Applicant: Hemantha Kumar Wickramasinghe ,  Hendrik F. Hamann ,  Yves Martin

Inventor： Hemantha Kumar Wickramasinghe ,  Hendrik F. Hamann ,  Yves Martin

IPC: G11C700

CPC classification number: B82Y10/00 ,  G11B9/14 ,  G11B9/1409 ,  G11B9/1418 ,  G11B2005/0021

Abstract: A thermal assembly comprising at once a reading-writing-erasing capability. The present invention, accordingly, can realize important advantages of providing dual yet independent capabilities or functionalities for manifesting reading-writing-erasing on the nanometer scale. An illustrative such thermal assembly includes a thermal heater for writing on a media; a temperature sensor capable of monitoring thermal coupling between the sensor and the media; and, a heater element for heating the temperature sensor.

Abstract translation: 一种热组件，其一次包括读写擦除能力。 因此，本发明可以实现提供双重但独立的能力或功能的重要优点，用于在纳米尺度上显示读写擦除。 说明性的这种热组件包括用于在介质上书写的热加热器; 温度传感器，能够监测传感器和介质之间的热耦合; 以及用于加热温度传感器的加热器元件。