Progress Toward the Crosstie Memory III.

Abstract

This is the third annual technical report of progress toward the crosstie memory and emphasizes the work done during the past year. In the crosstie memory, information is stored in magnetic domain walls rather than domains and domain wall motion is not used in its operation. The basic building block of the crosstie memory is a magnetic shift register which depends on Bloch line motion rather than domain wall motion. 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 memory are speed, low power, high bit density, nonvolatility, a wide temperature range of operation, low cost, and use of available technology. There were two major accomplishments this past year. One is the magnetoresistance detector, the second is the serrated track which simplifies propagation, detection, and fabrication. Present problem areas and approaches to their solution are discussed. Plans and design goals are also presented.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA020926

Entities

People

  • H. R. Irons
  • L. J. Schwee
  • O. J. Van Sant Jr.
  • R. S. Sery
  • W. E. Anderson

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Domain Walls
  • Fabrication
  • Magnetic Domains
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetoresistance
  • Materials
  • Shift Registers
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design