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US 4901278

BLOCH-LINE MEMORY ELEMENT AND RAM MEMORY

Assignee

GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Filed

May 28, 1987

Granted

Feb 13, 1990

Location

SILVER SPRING MD US

Abstract

The present invention relates to a Bloch-line memory element and a nonvolatile RAM memory using such a Bloch-line memory element. The Bloch-line memory element comprises a planar magnetic memory element having magnetic domains separated by a wall which contains a Bloch-line disposed within the individual memory element. Coincident write lines interact with the magnetic element for writing a Bloch-line to a predetermined area within the memory element. For sensing the presence or absence of a Bloch-line within the predetermined area, one write conductor and a sense line are used for determining the logic state of the particular memory element. A plurality of memory elements are disposed in an address matrix and can be selected for reading from or writing to the particular Bloch-line RAM memory element for determining or writing bits of words.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Sep 11, 1987

Rescinded

Jul 27, 1988

Duration

10 months

Inventor

  • 1LEONARD J. SCHWEE
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