PCM Carbon Nanotube Bits (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

PCM Carbon Nanotube Bits

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This is a schematic of four bits in various on/off states. The bit is made up of phase-change material with a size of about 10 nanometers with carbon nanotube electrodes. The programming current is 100 times lower than the present state-of-the-art memory.

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Eric Pop, University of Illinois

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