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US 2003/0156467 A1Published application
Removable programmable conductor memory card and associated read/write device and method of operation
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsTerry L. Gilton, Trung T. Doan
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Abstract
A removable memory card and an associated read/write device and its method of operation are disclosed. The memory card may be formed of a sheet of chalcogenide glass material which has memory storage locations therein defined by the locations of conductive read/write elements of the read/write device.
Claims71
A programmable conductor apparatus, comprising:
- a memory card comprising a programmable conductor material capable of providing a plurality of memory storage areas;
- and
- a read/write assembly having a plurality of conductive elements for contacting said memory card at said plurality of memory storage locations to enable read/write operations at said memory storage areas.
A memory card comprising:
- a sheet of programmable conductor material which can be programmed to define a plurality of storage areas, each having a resistance state corresponding to a stored logic value, said sheet being configured to be insertable into and removed from a card reading device.
A card read/write structure for a programmable conductor memory card, said structure comprising:
- a read/write assembly, said assembly comprising a plurality of conductive elements for respectively contacting programmable conductor storage areas of said memory card to enable read/write operations at said areas.
A method of operating a programmable conductor card, said method comprising:
- providing a memory card comprising a programmable conductor memory material;
- and
- engaging said card with a plurality of conductive elements to read or write data from or to memory storage areas in said memory card.
A processor apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a programmable conductor memory system connected to said processor, said memory system comprising:
- a read/write assembly located inside a housing and having a plurality of conductive elements for contacting respective memory storage areas of a programmable conductor material memory card at said plurality of memory storage areas to enable read/write operations at said memory storage areas;
- said housing including an opening for receiving a said memory card and an internal mechanism for positioning a received memory card relative to the conductive elements of said read/write assembly.
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