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Introduction What
Is Plastic Memory? Structure Of Plastic Memory How Plastic Memory Works? Read / write data Electronic Microscopic View Facts about Plastic Memory Applications Conclusion
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Introduction
Main Challenge in Computer Construction is the design of new memory chips with decreased size.
A conducting plastic has been used to create a new memory that store mega bit of data in millimeter-square device.
The beauty of the device is that it combine the best of silicon technology diodes with the capability to form a fuse, which does not
How It Works
The device is a polymer that conducts low amounts of electricity, but if high amounts are applied it loses its ability to conduct forever. So the polymer is like a fuse. Too much voltage and it blows.
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To read the memory, they run current through the top wire and measure the current in the bottom wire. No current means the bit is a zero, and vice versa.
To store the memory, it use the wires and the diode surrounding the PEDOT blob to run either a high or a low current through it.
Plastic memory is fast. Lab-built devices with a 1GB storage capacity have yielded read/write cycle times that are 10 times faster than CompactFlash, which are typically 2-10MB/s read, 1-4MB/s write. It requires far fewer transistors, typically only 0.5M (million) for 1GB of storage (!!) compared to silicon's 1.5-6.5B (billion).
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It has very low power consumption. The control circuitry only occupies 1-5% of total transistor area. It maintains memory even when the power is turned off.
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Metro smart card & coins are the other examples of Plastic memory
CONCLUSION
It is 10 times denser than current magnetic memories. Store mega-bit of data in millimeter-square device. Data cant be rewritten so suitable for permanent storage. It requires only few transistors. It cost about 5% as much to manufacture compared to silicon-based memory. Retain data without power.
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