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    The document discusses Millipede memory, a type of nanotechnology-based data storage developed by IBM scientists. Millipede memory uses an array of microscopic silicon cantilevers to write data by burning indentations into a thin polymer layer at a nanoscopic level, allowing for extremely high data density of over 1 terabit per square inch. It works by heating individual cantilevers to temperatures of 400°C to write bits and 300°C to read bits in parallel. While offering significant advantages in data density and reliability over traditional storage, Millipede memory also faces challenges in cost and potential limitations in capacity per device.

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    MILLIPEDE MEMORY

    PRESENTED BY
    ENJETI BALAJI 07f71a0509

    WHAT IS MILLIPEDE MEMORY??


    MILLIPEDE MEMORY is an application of

    nanotechnology.
    It is one of the innovative thoughts from IBM

    scientists.
    Main purpose of it is to have an effective data storage.

    HOW IT CAME INTO EXISTENSE??


    In order to store large amount of data we go for a

    technology which was in existence 110 years back called punchcards.


    from that technology with two differences this millipede

    memory came into existence


    millipede technology is rewritable able to store more than 3 billion bits of data in a small hole.

    DEFINITION
    Millipede is a non-volatile computer memory

    stored on nanoscopic pits burned into the surface of a thin polymer-layer , read and written by a MEMS-based probe.
    It promises a data density of more than 1 terabit per

    square inch .

    ANIMATED VIEW
    An animated view of the Millipede nanomechanical

    storage device illustrates


    how an individual tip creates an indentation in a polymer surface (bottom) and how a large number of such tips are operated in parallel(top).

    Technical Background
    The core of the Millipede project is a two-dimensional

    array of v-shaped silicon cantilevers that are 0.5 micrometers thick and 70 micrometers long.
    The current experimental setup contains a 3 mm by 3

    mm array of 1,024 cantilevers.

    WORKING PRINCIPLE
    Working of this millipede memory includes reading,

    writing of data .
    Bits are written by heating a resistor built into the

    cantilever to a temperature of typically 400 degrees Celsius.


    For reading, the resistor is operated at lower

    temperature, typically 300 degrees Celsius.

    Ibm millipede
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    ADVANTAGES
    High density
    more reliable large storage space Possibility of reading ,writing and overwriting in

    parallel.

    DISADVANTAGES
    The main disadvantage existing with this technology is

    EXPENSIVE.
    Although the data density of a Millipede is high, the

    capacity of an individual device is expected to be relatively low .

    APPLICATIONS
    MICRO DRIVERS: These can be used for micro

    drives,enabling use in small footprint devices like watches, mobile phones and personal media systems.
    HIGH CAPACITY HARD DRIVES:: Due to high

    density,more reliability,high capacity hard drives are choosen.

    CONCLUSION
    Rather than using traditional magnetic or electronic

    means to store data.


    Millipede technology is a rewritable,and may able to

    store more than 3 billion bits of data in the space occupied by just one hole in a PUNCH CARD.

    References
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