Device selection circuitry constructed with nanotube ribbon technology
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1. A nanotube switch, comprising:
- a nanotube ribbon comprising a plurality of nanotubes and having upper and lower major surfaces wherein the upper and lower major surfaces are substantially parallel;
a first conductive element in contact with at least a portion of the lower major surface of the nanotube ribbon; and
a second conductive element in contact with at least a portion of the upper major surface of the nanotube ribbon,the nanotube ribbon switching between first and second states in response to electrical stimulus at the first and second conductive elements.
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Abstract
A memory system having electromechanical memory cells and decoders is disclosed. A decoder circuit selects at least one of the memory cells of an array of such cells. Each cell in the array is a crossbar junction at least one element of which is a nanotube or a nanotube ribbon. The decoder circuit is constructed of crossbar junctions at least one element of each junction being a nanotube or a nanotube ribbon.
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1. A nanotube switch, comprising:
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a nanotube ribbon comprising a plurality of nanotubes and having upper and lower major surfaces wherein the upper and lower major surfaces are substantially parallel; a first conductive element in contact with at least a portion of the lower major surface of the nanotube ribbon; and a second conductive element in contact with at least a portion of the upper major surface of the nanotube ribbon, the nanotube ribbon switching between first and second states in response to electrical stimulus at the first and second conductive elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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