Arrangement and method to perform scanning readout of ferroelectric bit charges

A system comprising:

• an electronic assembly comprising:
• an arrangement to store information, comprising:
• a layer including a ferroelectric media having one or more ferroelectric domains holding bit charges, a domain corresponding to information;
• a reading probe having a tip, wherein the media and the tip are adapted to move relative to one another at a plurality of scanning speeds such that the tip scans the ferroelectric domains of the media while applying a contact force to the domains to generate a direct piezoelectric effect within the domains;
• circuitry coupled to the tip and adapted to generate a signal in response to an electrical coupling between the tip and the domains while scanning the tip in contact with the domains, the signal corresponding to a readout signal for ferroelectric bit charges stored in the media;
• and
• a graphics controller coupled to the electronic assembly.