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I didn't see a reference to the length of the wire. But if we assume 1cm since it fits in a chip, that cycles the entire data through in about 250µS. Not too s
by jws 11y ago
I didn't see a reference to the length of the wire. But if we assume 1cm since it fits in a chip, that cycles the entire data through in about 250µS. Not too shabby for mass storage.
I'm assume you build a bunch of parallel wires since it is bonded to a piezo electric substrate, I don't think you'd be able to zig zag a long wire back and forth across the plane, the bits would all pile up on one end and… do whatever they do.
I suppose a sufficiently clever person might make a drum, wrap it in wire, and send the bits around. I look forward to installing drum memory on a computer in 2025.