Progress Toward the Crosstie Memory,

Abstract

Progress toward a magnetic serial access memory which stores information in domain walls of a magnetic thin film is reported. Called the crosstie memory, it represents a radical departure from previous techniques in which the information is stored in domains rather than walls. The crosstie memory is intended for use as a block oriented random access memory (BORAM) or fast auxiliary memory (FAM). The advantages of the crosstie approach are speed, low power, high bit density, nonvolatility, a wide temperature operating range, low cost, and available technology. The report summarizes the background knowledge necessary for the design of such a memory. This includes experiments on stability conditions, mobility, dynamic effects, propagation, and detection. The crosstie method appears completely feasible and several options are possible for its ultimate embodiment. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0772485

Entities

People

  • Albert D. Krall
  • Henry R. Irons
  • J. Kenneth Watson
  • Leonard J. Schwee
  • Wallace E. Anderson

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Domain Walls
  • Films
  • Magnetic Films
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Materials
  • Mobility
  • Stability Conditions
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Software Engineering