Micromechanics for the memory with the constant accumulation of an information


The purpose of the project is the development of tiny micromechanical memory of the terabit capacity. The writing and reading of such memory (call their "Cheders") is implemented by the microprobe heads with large quantity of the controlled microprobes on the layer of sensing material on the surface of discs or cylinders. The microprobe head content the very sharp probe with curvature radius of 1 - 2 nm, formed on the mobile consoles. Today the such probes are developed by us, manufactured and used as the sensors of atom force microscopes. The such elements are named the cantilevers. The layout density of probes in microprobe head of cheder can to be 100 probes on 1 mm. For the providing of writing possibility with the pitch up to 10 nm the probe rule is placed on the one - coordinate scanner (can be the stage of piezoelements), providing the parallel shift of the probes rule.
The sizes of the unit will not exceed 50 x 75 x 15 mm, that will provide the possibility of it use including the wearable PC of type notebook.
Anticipated parameters
The multiprobe writing - reading micromechanical head represents the micromechanical construction on the basis of silicon with an electrostatic individual control and tensoresistive sensor of the probe location.
The memory drive on the basis of ordering self - organizing structures:
– calculated writing density, not less


1010 bit/cm2
Scanner with parameters:
- scanning field, not less
– positioning accuracy

10 μm
1 nm
Electric control circuit, containing in the structure:
- embedded processor,
- control circuit by the scanner and the probes location,
- control circuit by the micromotors,
- reading and writing system.
Quantity of elements
Probes quantity
Reading time of elements, s
Access time of elements, ms
Storage time, years


1010
103
10-5
1
10