In-plane bistable nanowire for memory devices

DTIP of MEMS and MOEMS - Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 254-258

  Charlot, B ^a,b   Sun, W ^c   Yamashita, K ^c   Fujita, H ^c   Toshiyoshi, H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON BEAMS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NANOWIRES; PLASMA ETCHING; SILICA;

BI STABLES; DATA WRITINGS; EULER BEAMS; IN PLANES; LOWER ENERGIES; MECHANICAL MEMORIES; MEMORY DEVICES; MICROFABRICATION PROCESS; MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NON VOLATILES; PRE-STRESSED; SILICON DIOXIDE LAYERS; STATIC BUCKLING;

ELECTRIC WIRE;

EID: 62249095516     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DTIP.2008.4752995     Document Type: Conference Paper

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